Electrical Wire Fire
I was awakened by a strong electrical burning odor around 2:am. The inside of the RV Travel Trailer was filled with smoke. The smoke detectors seem to be working, however, they didn't go off that nigh...
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beemerphile1 wrote:It most certainly will happen to a neutral. In a 120v 30amp service all the power that goes thru the hot also goes thru the neutral. I have seen it many times in my career. This is a classic lose neutral condition. Probable left lose at factory. JMHORascally Road Warrior wrote:
...either one or two of the wires on the neutral bus may have come loose creating additional heat which in turn caused this problem.
The shop claims that it is a good idea to periodically check to make sure that the screws on both buses....
loose/bad connections cause arcing
arcing causes heat
heat burns wires
I've never seen it happen on a neutral buss, it is typically a hot/power wire that overheats. Were you plugged into reversed polarity wiring?
