Need some Power Center help!
Greetings Everyone! Right to the point: I was having trouble with the AC tripping the 15amp breaker (in the home) where we were staying in Florida this past summer. So I jumped on RV.net and searched...
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Look closely at the power section. You may need to only replace the neutral buss bar. You can get them at most hardware stores or electrical supply house.
Melted wires are mainly a sign of a loose connection. The neutral buss bars are commonly aluminum. The wire is copper. This is considered dissimilar metals and requires the use of an electrical de-oxidation grease.
If you have sufficient slack in the conductors cut the bad ones back to a point where there is good clean fresh copper, install the new neutral buss and re-terminate the wires applying a good coating of de-ox grease.
Melted wires are mainly a sign of a loose connection. The neutral buss bars are commonly aluminum. The wire is copper. This is considered dissimilar metals and requires the use of an electrical de-oxidation grease.
If you have sufficient slack in the conductors cut the bad ones back to a point where there is good clean fresh copper, install the new neutral buss and re-terminate the wires applying a good coating of de-ox grease.
