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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DFord wrote:
My experience over the many years I've been RVing has taught me drawing over 25 amps on a sustained basis (like when the a/c is trying to keep up during the heat of the day or space heaters on a cool night) will always ruin a cord plug. The connection points just aren't good enough to carry that load continuously. As proof, I submit the many 30 amp sockets you'll find in every park I've ever stayed at. They don't get burned up that way because they're carrying more than 30 amps because the breaker prevents that from happening.
I think you will find that most plugs are smoked by outlets that have been abused by those that yank the plug while there is a load on it. I always plug in and out a number of times in the hope of scraping off some of the burned surface.
An unseen poor wire to blade connection inside the plug might be the problem that the OP experienced. Just another thing to consider when using cheap RV electrical parts.
