Dogbone Melted
Have any of you guys seen anything like this. My 2010 Jayco has 50 amp service and is usually hooked up to power to keep the batteries charged with a 50-30 amp and a 30-20 amp dog bone adapters. In th...
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allen8106 wrote:
I suspect maybe moisture got inside the connection and caused a short which over heated the connection. The breaker inside my work shop that powers this circuit was tripped also.
It's possible.
One should NOT leave a connection like that exposed to the weather.
That kind of a situation typically starts with a bad connection inside the plug. As it heats up, the connection gets worse. Eventually that progresses to the point that it starts arc'ing which produces carbon and then a short.
