Shore power plug to cord separated

2oldman wrote:
Lowe's

Those are the ones I have used and while not a durable or nice as the others for the $6 or so unless you plan to drive tent stakes with the plug it should last probably longer than you will have your TT or at least 10yrs or longer. I even carry a spare and as others have mentioned I can't use the ones for my dual 30A dogbone because the handle won't fit in the in use covers I have on the dogbone.

Larry

I did what you did except I used crazy glue to fix the insulator into the plug.

Thank you for all the replys.

I put the cord out in the sun to warm up.
When it was good and pliable, I started pulling on the cord jacket starting about 12-feet back from the plug.

The cord jacket made a slight squeak noise as it imperceptibly slipped over the interior wires.
I worked my way up the cord to the plug.
The cord jacket easily went back into the plug when I reached that end.

Thanks for that tip!
I did not glue the plug. . .the proper way to glue it would be to use a vulcanizing agent.
My tire repair kit has a vulcanizing agent in it but that's for emergencies.
So for now. . .everything is good!

Replaced mine with one of these, This Is The Link, because it fit inot the storage hatch where the style with the handle would not.

Soldered the wires to the lugs.

I also fixed my 30AMP Shore Power Cable like BrutusTheDog reported. It was amazing how much slack in the outer rubber you have when you go to the other end of the cable and start pushing on it...

I had a little trouble getting the outer rubber to slip inside the connector plug but it finally went in. I too used GORILLA GLUE to seal it in place.

Still looking good after several years of use...

Roy Ken

BrutusTheDog wrote:
Had the same thing happen. Here is how I fixed it 2 years ago.
This works best on a hot sunny day.
Pull the cord all the way out it storage area. Starting at the trailer, grasp the cord with one hand while sliding the other hand toward the plug. This will push the outer insulated sheath towards the plug. As you get near the plug place some glue (I used some Gorilla Glue I had)on the end of the insulation and a little inside the plug. Finish pushing the insulation into the plug and wipe off excess glue. Allow to dry.

Another vote for this- the plug looks in good condition.

But- for a replacement, I highly recommend this one from Progressive Industries:


It has captive wire lugs- most of the others just have a screw you wrap the wire around, and some of the big box stores have the hard plastic cheap ones that break if you drop them.

When I replaced our male plug, I sliced open the old moulded plug and was not impressed with the way the wires were connected with the plug prongs.

hershey wrote:
The replacement plug with the handle sounds like a great idea, but in many cases, you can't close the cover to the shorepower because of its bulkiness.

The coil n wrap solves that and related issues. It's great on a male plug but tends to slip around on a female plug. I'm considering various glues etc to solve the female plug slippage.

The replacement plug with the handle sounds like a great idea, but in many cases, you can't close the cover to the shorepower because of its bulkiness.

BrutusTheDog wrote:
Had the same thing happen. Here is how I fixed it 2 years ago.
This works best on a hot sunny day.
Pull the cord all the way out it storage area. Starting at the trailer, grasp the cord with one hand while sliding the other hand toward the plug. This will push the outer insulated sheath towards the plug. As you get near the plug place some glue (I used some Gorilla Glue I had)on the end of the insulation and a little inside the plug. Finish pushing the insulation into the plug and wipe off excess glue. Allow to dry.

+1 here. I used JBWeld and it has been fine at least four years now.

Replacement handles do not always fit well in the mouse hole.