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Bob_Dewater
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Dec 25, 2013

Electrical help needed DESPARETLY !

Hello all, Im Bob, a newbie here, please bare with me.
My problem, My RV/ motorhome which i live in full time,I am wired in for 50 amp service 220 V ac, the issue is, had my lights go out today,
and after smelling something "odd" hot or burnt ish, took a bit but regained lights and heat, now it seems that my micro wont work, digi clock wont even come on, the other 1/2 went to turn on her elec blanket to no avail, i looked and noticed on the controller for said blanket, the small indicator lights were horribly dim, had to look closely to see them at all.
I would appear to be low voltage, somewhere well below 110 V ac.
Could this be ? how and why ??
I wont know untill later for sure when i obtain a volt meter.
Im not sure of the wiring in a system such as this.
Ideas ??
Thanx guys
Bob

12 Replies

  • You said you got the lights and heat back on - more information on what you did to make that happen would likely be helpful. Do you have anything working that is plugged into an outlet? Sounds like you only have 12 volt items running now? Do you have an inverter in your RV? Do you have a generator? If you do, do you get better results if you run the generator?
  • First of all - welcome!
    If correctly wired, your outlet should be the same as a modern range. ie 2 hots, a neutral and a ground.You see 220V across the 2 hots but 110V from each hot to neutral. Most equipment in your RV will use one or other of the 110V circuits.
    I assume everything has been working OK so it sounds to me as if you have lost your neutral and are getting way more than 110V on one half of the rig and way less on the other.
    You may have done damage to the equipment that saw the "high" side.
    A voltmeter is in order before you try to run anything.
    Check the supply outlet and in your panel in the unit.

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