Voltage Drop - NOT Park Problem
Phoenix Cruiser 2551 30a service - First noticed it when A/C turns on then stumbles. Voltage at another RV outlet dropped well below 100. Capacitors good. A/C working fine until this point. A/C did...
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wa8yxm wrote:
YOu said "Not a park problem" but how did you determine that.
Now.. measure voltage at park 120 NO LOAD
plug in and fire up water heater (A safe load for testing) Voltage 110.. Park problem.. (Measure voltage at the other outlets on the park pedestal not in the RV)
Other posiblities if a 50 amp RV you may have a weak/open neutral
OR you might have a bad connection the list of suspects here starts with the plug.
Bright and shiny or near black blades (Polish 'em up)
Connections inside the plug if not molded and welded connections
The outlet end of the cord where it hookes to the RV (If detachable) and the RV's INlet (Same song as the plug)
THe connection to the Auto Transfer switch (Both in and out) if any
The connection to the main distro panel and the Main breaker itself.
In short anywhere current flows.
Electricity is like water in a hose.. If at any point the hose is "pinched' or some idiot put a flow restrictor in a fitting.. LOW FLOW.
From initial post : Problem persists when disconnected from shore power and generator running. Main indicator this is an RV wiring problem not shore power delivery system." If I took the rig to Walmart's parking lot and ran it off the generator and still had the same problems would one believe it was shore power?
30amp service (has a neutral too)
Nothing wrong with transfer switch contactor contacts or lugs.
All power and neutral feeds have been checked. None cracked or broken. All terminals tight.
