Replacing the Male End of the RV Power Cord

Get the plug replacement with the handle!

Makes connecting and unconnecting a breeze. Don't know why the darn manufactures don't make this type of plug standard equipment.

The reason plugs melt is loose connections which results in arching that blackens the blades on the plug.

If your blades on the plug are not shiny copper your plugs will start to melt.

I clean the plug blades with a simple emery board people use to file their nails. Haven't had a plug start melting in years since I started routinely sanding the blades to keep them clean.


Comes in both 30amp and 50amp
And yes this size plug replacement will fit in the box where the power cord is stored.

newman fulltimer wrote:
buy a plug end at home delot 15 bucks and are built alot better

That is what I have done several times and agree while not weather proof it's decent quality and generally the male end is protected by the pedestal cover. If the male end is to be outside like in an extension situation then put the connection into a cheap plastic box to protect the whole connection.

Not sure if you can get a decent weather proof replacement male plug, but I doubt it's going to be cheap if you can.

Larry

i also got fed up with stuffing the cored in the hole and installed a twist connector there. Think it was a marico.

Thanks for the insight.

Dave H M wrote:
i also got fed up with stuffing the cored in the hole and installed a twist connector there. Think it was a marico.

That hole is nothing but a highway for the mice anyway...