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LivingOntheLam
Explorer
Apr 03, 2018

Did I Burn my Air Conditioning, Microwave, & Fridge?

I'm new to the RV world. Just finished a trip to Arizona and used a heavy duty 50ft extension Cord my dad gave me with a 15amp to 30amp adapter & surge protector designed for rv. The protector showed ...
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BurbMan
Explorer II
Apr 03, 2018
Where's a guy even buy a 6ga extension cord? 10 gauge is fine for 50', that's what a 30a RV cord will be.

LivingontheLam, you are fine if everything still works. Open neutrals are dangerous, more so for humans than appliances. Sounds like the cord was well grounded so you had a good circuit even though the neutral was open.

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