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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See it often.. Question.. Do you inspect and clean the blades on the plug before you plug in? Are they bright and shiny or heavily tarnished and almnost black
Reason for asking
The cause is not moisture, though that may be a precipitating event the cause is tarnish on the blades (We call 'em pins in electronics) Unlike Gold oxcide copper and brass when they tarnish the resistance goes up, as the tarnish increases the resistance of the connections goes up Resistance + Current = Heat and well you have seen the evidence of that.
Note also.... A bad connection WITHIN the plug body.... Same thing, more resistance = more heat = what you saw.,
Reason for asking
The cause is not moisture, though that may be a precipitating event the cause is tarnish on the blades (We call 'em pins in electronics) Unlike Gold oxcide copper and brass when they tarnish the resistance goes up, as the tarnish increases the resistance of the connections goes up Resistance + Current = Heat and well you have seen the evidence of that.
Note also.... A bad connection WITHIN the plug body.... Same thing, more resistance = more heat = what you saw.,
