Electrical Issue?
In the past several days, some electrical issues have popped up. First, the CB for the micro had to be reset. The micro was not in use at the time. Then the ice maker stopped producing ice. I reset al...
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wa8yxm wrote:dougrainer wrote:
They have used these receptacles in RV's for over 30 years or more. NO PROBLEMS.
Doug I do not like to argue but I PERSONALLY had a problem with one. My problem was minor (I smelled hot wire and quickly made changes)
Another RVer Posted photos of his.. Wires burned and plastic melted Fire hazard.. I'd rate it way higher than the famous fridge.
And There is a you tube video where an RV technician shows "Before and After" of this type of box.... Also very scary.
So there indeed have been problems. NOTE I am not an RV tech so I do not work on rigs. I've spoken to several RV techs and nearly all of 'em have Uni-Box Horror Stories to tell.
I'm neither an electrician nor an R service tech. The RV outlets have been in service for years and yes a small percentage have had issues. No different than your house outlets they are imperfect as well and a small percentage of those fail as well.
Converting to all house type outlets would not eliminate outlet failures. Outlets fail in stick and brick houses every day.
In the environment that RV are assembled a stab type assembly will be more fool proof in the long run vs. a screw terminal simply because they are easier to assemble and require less effort to make a stable connection.
