The black wire on my plug is burnt up...
So after the winter, I pulled up and moved. I was using the 50A socket with the 50-30 adapter. One of my connections was burnt up and the plastic was melted. The flat prong was black. The ...
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Not all that rare like in these few examples below. Can also happen at the twistlock connection on the power inlet too. For some reason, it seems to be the neutral blade on a 30 amp plug that goes bad and overheats.
First, always keep your plug blades clean and shiny. Use some sandpaper or emery cloth. If tarnished & discolored, it can cause resistance, leading to heat (depending on current draw).
Don't plug into a pedestal or elsewhere unless you have turned the power off first. The converter/charger has a small inrush current that will cause pitting and lead to dirt buildup and resistance.
Pedestals can suffer a lot of abuse plus they live outdoors with high temp. & humidity swings summer to winter. The receptacles in them can be worn and loose and cause a poor connection. If your plug slides in with barely any effort, it could be worn out. The contacts inside a receptacle can be badly pitted and dirty, also causing a poor connection. The problem with receptacles is you can't see inside them (same on the connector/female end of a detachable shore power cord).
If the pedestal looks anything like in the photo below, you could be asking for a melted plug. I had to use a stick to prop up the cord & plug so it wouldn't fall out of the receptacle. The entire CG of 300+ sites was like that. We kept loads in our TT to a bare min. and nothing melted.
I bought an 18" Camco 30 to 30 amp pigtail adapter to use when a pedestal is in obvious bad shape. That way, should the plug happen to melt, hopefully it will only take out the adapter.
First, always keep your plug blades clean and shiny. Use some sandpaper or emery cloth. If tarnished & discolored, it can cause resistance, leading to heat (depending on current draw).
Don't plug into a pedestal or elsewhere unless you have turned the power off first. The converter/charger has a small inrush current that will cause pitting and lead to dirt buildup and resistance.
Pedestals can suffer a lot of abuse plus they live outdoors with high temp. & humidity swings summer to winter. The receptacles in them can be worn and loose and cause a poor connection. If your plug slides in with barely any effort, it could be worn out. The contacts inside a receptacle can be badly pitted and dirty, also causing a poor connection. The problem with receptacles is you can't see inside them (same on the connector/female end of a detachable shore power cord).
If the pedestal looks anything like in the photo below, you could be asking for a melted plug. I had to use a stick to prop up the cord & plug so it wouldn't fall out of the receptacle. The entire CG of 300+ sites was like that. We kept loads in our TT to a bare min. and nothing melted.
I bought an 18" Camco 30 to 30 amp pigtail adapter to use when a pedestal is in obvious bad shape. That way, should the plug happen to melt, hopefully it will only take out the adapter.
