Electrical shocks problem
I have a 30' Mallard and while in my house slippers I noticed a tingle when touching the rv outside, when I knelt onto my bare knee and touched it it gave me quit a jolt. I used my voltage meter, old ...
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Given a leak of amps to ground (ground fault) AND a open ground the RV frame and metal pieces can have 100V+ to earth ground. A good solid RV ground wired connection diverts that current to ground back at the home/CG service panel and hence there is no voltage on the RV frame relative to ground.
All amps should be contained on the hot leads and neutral with no leakage to the ground lead and hence no voltage from the frame to earth ground.
The open ground can be in the pedestal or upstream. But it's also common for the failure to be rig's cord especially in the male plug. But it can be anywhere in the RV from the plug to where ever the ground wire connects to the frame often at the rig's CB panel.
BTW I recommend that everyone have a 50/30 and 30/20 adapters and the 3 light home tester. They becomes a good basic test of the pedestal plug.
Even with a good ground you can have a ground fault just waiting for the safety feature to fail (ie waiting for an open ground). That's why it's a good idea to periodically plug into a GFCI which will detect both an open ground and a ground fault.
All amps should be contained on the hot leads and neutral with no leakage to the ground lead and hence no voltage from the frame to earth ground.
The open ground can be in the pedestal or upstream. But it's also common for the failure to be rig's cord especially in the male plug. But it can be anywhere in the RV from the plug to where ever the ground wire connects to the frame often at the rig's CB panel.
BTW I recommend that everyone have a 50/30 and 30/20 adapters and the 3 light home tester. They becomes a good basic test of the pedestal plug.
Even with a good ground you can have a ground fault just waiting for the safety feature to fail (ie waiting for an open ground). That's why it's a good idea to periodically plug into a GFCI which will detect both an open ground and a ground fault.
