HELP AC Outlets blowing devices!
Hello all, I am currently living in a River Canyon 34RLQS0 5th Wheel that is hooked up to electrical power. I am having a odd issue with the electrical in the trailer. Some of the GFI outlets are b...
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Troubleshoot. Don't guess.
Buy a 50-amp to 30-amp ADAPTER. Plug the ADAPTED shore power cord into the service.
OK?
Now go inside and load the hell out of the 30-amp 120 volt service.
If there is a flaky neutral involved this LOAD TEST will force it to show up RIGHT NOW. The other 120vac leg will not be connected so there cannot be any danger of a bad neutral causing anything more severe than the power shutting down. I assume of course that the OP's 120vac testing really revealed 120 volts and not an error within the metering device.
BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT
Have someone STAND BY the outside electrical service as you are inside the rig loading down the adapted circuit. A bad neutral can easily flame, and must be opened immediately to prevent a fire.
If this test fails to reveal a bad neutral, please PM me and we'll both go to the U.S. Patent Office.
Buy a 50-amp to 30-amp ADAPTER. Plug the ADAPTED shore power cord into the service.
OK?
Now go inside and load the hell out of the 30-amp 120 volt service.
If there is a flaky neutral involved this LOAD TEST will force it to show up RIGHT NOW. The other 120vac leg will not be connected so there cannot be any danger of a bad neutral causing anything more severe than the power shutting down. I assume of course that the OP's 120vac testing really revealed 120 volts and not an error within the metering device.
BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT
Have someone STAND BY the outside electrical service as you are inside the rig loading down the adapted circuit. A bad neutral can easily flame, and must be opened immediately to prevent a fire.
If this test fails to reveal a bad neutral, please PM me and we'll both go to the U.S. Patent Office.
