power loss to appliances
Hi everyone, I have a 2004 Winnebago Journey Diesel that I love. When I connected to the shore power yesterday, I forgot to first confirm the shore power breaker was off and it wasn't. I heard a sn...
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rrupert wrote:
Did you physically turn the breakers off and on? They can be tripped and still look like they are on.
This is the very first thing to try.
stickdog wrote:
Bad 50 amp breaker.
Except that the 120v outlets are working. Of course, he may have those on an inverter.
OP, take a DVM (multimeter) and check for current between the neutral bar in the breaker box and the screw on each breaker that holds the wire. If none of them have power except the 50 amp breaker, you have a bad or tripped 50 amp breaker. If the 50 amp breaker has no power you have a break in the circuit before it gets to the breaker box. A bad transfer switch comes to mind. If ANY of them in addition to the 50 amp breaker has power, you are good to the breaker box and you need to troubleshoot the breakers that have no power.
