Iota ILC-3045 load center/power converter
This past weekend we pulled our 5th wheel to a buddy's cabin. He had wired up a 30 amp plug in for us at his place. I went to plug in my camper and heard a big electrical sound buzz sound. I unplugged...
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donniew_1 wrote:
So do I need to replace just the load center/power converter or do I need to replace the 110 breakers, bus bar and 12 v fuse panel? All appliances seem to be in working order except the hot water heater because the before mentioned breaker is shared with the converter. Also, only two of the outlets are working; the kitchen and bath, is that because they are gfi outlets?
12V fuse panel: no need to replace anything.
120V breakers, bus bar, etc: if they look OK and switch on and off as expected, no. I wouldn't be surprised if the breakers are rated to work at 240V anyhow. (I am sure they are rated to interrupt a much higher voltage, but that's not the same as an operational spec.) The only time a circuit breaker sees the full line voltage across it is when tripped; when not tripped, it has essentially no potential difference across its terminals.
The kitchen and bath (GFCI) outlets are on a different circuit than the other outlets in your RV. The others may be on the same circuit as the converter. I'm rather surprised the water heater is not on a dedicated circuit--perhaps you mean that it's a separate circuit controlled by the other half of a twin breaker that powers the converter.
