TRC Surge Guard Model 34850 now TRASH ????

CA Traveler wrote:

TenOC wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:
Is repair cost to high? Are you thinking of adding a 50A pigtail?

I do not understand your comment. Non Repairable. All one molded part.

OK Your plug is molded vs the unit.

Have you contacted the mfg for repair cost?

As a DYI person I'd take the unit apart to see about replacing the pigtail. If not then add a short pigtail with the individual wires and the entire splice encased in adhesive heat shrink.

Can't tell from the photo in the link but I do suspect that the entire body of the surge unit is sonically welded together and may not have any easy means to disassemble the body of the unit.

I have cut open a lot of sonic welded plastic power supplies and batteries over the yrs, it isn't the easiest nor neatest thing to do and extremely easy to cut into and damage internal items inside in the process of can opening.

Then once you have a sonic welded item can opened you now have the quandary on how to hold it together.

This type of repair is not for everyone nor for the faint of heart.

OP might be able to cut apart the female socket carefully and might be able to harvest just enough wire to make the connections with a new socket. But you would have to remove all the molding at each contact to find the wire and work back towards the surge unit. Either way there will not be a quick way to repair.

A mini grinder and rasp can dig out epoxy fill. 50-amp wiring could be 6-gauge. Soldering plus several applications of 3:1 heat shrink tubing with sealant could make a strong pigtail socket.

TenOC wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:
Is repair cost to high? Are you thinking of adding a 50A pigtail?

I do not understand your comment. Non Repairable. All one molded part.

OK Your plug is molded vs the unit.

Have you contacted the mfg for repair cost?

As a DYI person I'd take the unit apart to see about replacing the pigtail. If not then add a short pigtail with the individual wires and the entire splice encased in adhesive heat shrink.

CA Traveler wrote:
Is repair cost to high? Are you thinking of adding a 50A pigtail?

I do not understand your comment. Non Repairable. All one molded part.

Is repair cost to high? Are you thinking of adding a 50A pigtail?

Use caution - if you wind up with a compromised neutral you WILL have excessively high voltage in the RV.

fj12ryder wrote:
I've had two fail, and the last one had about 1/2" of water inside when I pulled it apart due to the plug doing exactly what you describe.

How did you get it apart????? All is molded together.

IME with the Surge Guard units, I would check the unit for water intrusion. I've had two fail, and the last one had about 1/2" of water inside when I pulled it apart due to the plug doing exactly what you describe. I changed brands after that happened.

Has anyone tried to cut off the old outlet and wire in a replacement outlet? I think I can use a multitool to cut the old plastic off the wire and still have room to rewire a replacement socket.

LouLawrence wrote:
Can you just replace the plug?

I'd be suprised if any common plug is physically the same, the connector locations are standard of course.

This is one reason I installed the PI hard wired unit with field replaceable parts.

The FEMALE flat center socket is the only damage. The male that plugs into this female look OK.