Replacing 30amp male plug
The male end of my 30amp plug is kinda Burnt from being plugged into a 110 extension. It looks like replacing the male end of cord is pretty straight forward. Any precautions I should take first? I'm...
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GordonThree wrote:
How often do marine quality inlets fail? Partly I'm skeptical, partly nervous.
If inlet failure is super common, then I'm lucky it hasn't happened to me yet!
They don't fail. Almost 100% of the time the plug will melt because of resistance. If there were a loose connection in the inlet that could pose a problem but the same could be said inside the panel. Normally there is a junction box just after the mouse hole where the stranded cord switches to Romex for the run to the panel. You could also say this could be a problem. Adding an inlet alleviates the most common problem that the OP is experiencing, a melted plug that is normally from a worn receptacle at a CG. I personally have never heard or read of an inlet failing.
