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John_S2
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Jun 15, 2014

Replacing a 30 amp male plug on Class C umbilical cord

The molded 30 amp plug on my umbilical cord is pulling away from the cord. Tried pushing it back but to no avail. Should I replace the plug or the whole umbilical cord and plug? The cord goes into...
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Clay_Smith
Explorer
Jun 15, 2014
It is very common for the outer jacket of the power cord to shrink back and separate from the molded plug as it ages. If you replace the cord it well happen again. Now that the outer jacket had shrunk with age, you could easily fix it by just replacing the plug.
I recommend the plug by "Park Power" by Marinco over "Camco" after working with both.

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