Voltage Regulators - effect on CG breaker?
If I get a voltage regulator will it make it more likely that the CG breaker feeding my unit will trip in low voltage situations? If the CG is struggling to keep up with demand causing a voltage drop ...
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accsys wrote:
The problem with using a voltage booster is it does increase the amperage used if it is boosting voltage. Since the original problem with the campground supply is that it cannot handle the current amperage being drawn, the voltage booster only adds to the problem. It reduces the problem for the voltage booster user but makes it worse for every one else. IF everyone in the park was using one, it would just keep drawing extra amperage as the voltage kept dropping until the campground supply was completely compromised and the main breakers blown!
This is exactly what happens at the park in Florida where we spend the winter. The CG supply is very poor and more people are getting voltage boosters and cannot understand when their site breaker starts tripping and occasionally one of the main CG breakers trips. I keep telling them that there is no free lunch especially when more and more people want feeding.
A similar situation has developed with the CG WIFI. It is very slow, especially in the evening when most people are using it. So far I am the only one who has installed a directional antenna and signal amplifier which allows me to grab more than my fair share of the band width. It won't be long before more people catch on and I will be back to square one.
Tony
