voltage meter or how to ck 50 amp at rv site
I was told I need to check my elect connection before I plug into the RV campsite electricity. I have 50 amp and sometimes use a 50/30 2 foot converter (50 amp one end 30 amp other end) from Camping ...
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What I would do is pickup one of these cheap $7-$20 multimeters from LOWES-WALMART-AMAZON... Use the AC MODE...
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Using the MULTIMETER make measurements at the 50AMP PEDESTAL RECEPTACLE for these identified check points.
This will involve you physically sticking the meter probes into the the PEDESTAL 50AMP RV Socket which has deadly AC VOLTAGE potential present. If you are NOT wanting to do this then I would get someone else more accustomed to making AC measurements to make the readings for you. You MUST NOT TOUCH any of the open metal part of the meter probes.
If you cannot identify all of these AC VOLTAGE readings as shown in this pictorial then I would not plug-in my 50AMP SHORE POWER CABLE from my trailer. I.E inserting the meter probe into the RV PEDESTAL 50AMP socket identified as GROUND and HOT1 you should read 120VAC etc...
You may want to hire a local qualified electrician that is aware of RV WIRING to do this for you. The beauty of using a qualified and BONDED Electrician is if he blows up your high dollar dollar appliances his insurance will pay for them... This is serious stuff here... Your comments here and on the previous posts are raising safety 'RED FLAGS' to me. Be careful please...
Roy Ken
Looks like this
Using the MULTIMETER make measurements at the 50AMP PEDESTAL RECEPTACLE for these identified check points.
This will involve you physically sticking the meter probes into the the PEDESTAL 50AMP RV Socket which has deadly AC VOLTAGE potential present. If you are NOT wanting to do this then I would get someone else more accustomed to making AC measurements to make the readings for you. You MUST NOT TOUCH any of the open metal part of the meter probes.
If you cannot identify all of these AC VOLTAGE readings as shown in this pictorial then I would not plug-in my 50AMP SHORE POWER CABLE from my trailer. I.E inserting the meter probe into the RV PEDESTAL 50AMP socket identified as GROUND and HOT1 you should read 120VAC etc...
You may want to hire a local qualified electrician that is aware of RV WIRING to do this for you. The beauty of using a qualified and BONDED Electrician is if he blows up your high dollar dollar appliances his insurance will pay for them... This is serious stuff here... Your comments here and on the previous posts are raising safety 'RED FLAGS' to me. Be careful please...
Roy Ken
