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scout3351
Explorer
Jul 21, 2020

electrical problems

Having electrical issues after loaning out trailer for a week. AC doesn't work, refridgerater works only on gas, sparks blowing out of converter. Opened converter because I could see debris behind the fan. Both capaciters were split open with the contents laying all over. While checking things out I got a scare when I was checking the neutral bar. I'm no electrician but I don't believe the white wire going to the neutral bar should read 120v. Red wire going to breaker is 120v. Black wire going to next breaker is 120v. Ground wire to grounding bar is fine. If I just plug in with 120v cable its fine. It's when I plug in with the 220v 30 amp cable that things get ugly. How can the neutral wire get hot when plugged in with 220v?
  • time2roll's avatar
    time2roll
    Nomad
    Jul 21, 2020
    So you have a 50 amp RV and you are using a 50/30 RV adapter and plugging into a NEMA 10-30 outlet? Yea.... DON'T DO THAT.

    Many things have now been burned up starting with the converter. The supply is 240v and the adapter is 120v.
  • Ed_Gee's avatar
    Ed_Gee
    Explorer II
    Jul 21, 2020
    BB_TX wrote:
    220 vac 30 amp.l! NO! NO! NO! NO! You never plug into 220 vac 30 amp. It will kill most everything.

    50 amp has 220 vac but on two separate 120 vac hot legs. And nothing in the RV uses 220 vac.




    Yeah! Eeeeesh! How did that guy survive this long?
  • BB_TX's avatar
    BB_TX
    Nomad
    Jul 21, 2020
    220 vac 30 amp.l! NO! NO! NO! NO! You never plug into 220 vac 30 amp. It will kill most everything.

    50 amp has 220 vac but on two separate 120 vac hot legs. And nothing in the RV uses 220 vac.

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