Getting shocked.
Ok we just bought this camper 3 weeks ago. 2008 Explorer made by frontier rv. The dealer had it set up when we did the walk through, everything was fine. Set it up at home everything fine. We set it ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:darsben wrote:3oaks wrote:darsben wrote:House current is AC (alternating current). Impossible to be wired polarity specific.
First thing I would check is polarity on the outlet at the house.
black or hot to brass
white or neutral to silver.
Try reversing them and see what happens
UMM.. NO.
What part of the OPs last post don't you UNDERSTAND.
THEIR EXTENSION CORD IS FAULTY..
THE EXTENSION CORD HAS A FAULT, THEREFORE NO REASON FOR THE OP TO SWITCH OR CHANGE ANY OF THE HOUSE WIRING.
OP IS NOW USING A DIFFERENT EXTENSION CORD AND NO ONE IS GETTING SHOCKED..
PLEASE DO NOT TELL PEOPLE TO RANDOMLY SWITCH WIRES AROUND ON OUTLETS.
THE PROPER WAY TO DIAGNOSE FOR MISWIRED OUTLETS IS TO USE AN OUTLET TESTER..
Gdetrailer - He wasn't telling the original poster to 'randomly' switch wires. He was responding to the guy who said AC has no "polarity". Semantically that is correct, but not in reality. AC wiring has a HOT and a Neutral. Neutral must be bonded to ground at the source. Hot wire by code is Black, Neutral is White. The AC outlet must have the hot wired to the Brass colored (small) slot connector and Neutral to the silver connector. This is what people should look for to determine if their outlets are wired properly. Fortunately, the original poster had a bad extension cord so apparently he need not look further, but personally I'd have also checked the outlet anyway.
Someone who voluntarily uses his children for electrical Guinea pigs under these circumstances needs to have head examined, in my opinion. The situation could well have been fatal.
