Popping breaker
Ok I bought my first camper, and I know a little bit about electrical and mechanical. So when I bought the camper I went to plug it into my garage and noticed the plug was worn out. So I bought a new ...
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lostnconfused wrote:
So after I got it all wired it worked good minus being shocked when I touched metal. So we went camping ...
I'm pretty sure that getting shocked when touching metal is a sure sign of NOT working good.
lostnconfused wrote:
I had the white wire running into the ground and the green into power. So I rewired it the correct way and that is when it went down hill. I popped a general breaker in the camper and smelt something like it got hot. Checked all my wiring and everything seemed to be correct. The breaker I am using is a two pole breaker with 30 on each breaker and a bridge to join them.
The correct way to wire an RV 30amp plug is:
Black wire to the 120v terminal.
White wire to the Neutral terminal.
Green wire to the ground terminal.
The correct breaker that goes into a service distribution panel for a 30amp RV outlet is a Single Pole 30amp breaker. The black wire terminates at the breaker. The white to the Neutral bar. The green to the ground bar.
(An RV that has a 50amp capacity would require a 2-pole 50amp breaker where there is a 240Volt potential between the 2 legs and 120volt potential between the neutral and each leg.)
If you are unsure of anything I said, call a licensed electrician.
Before working on any circuits, turn off power to those circuits and verify with a tested voltmeter. Electricity Kills in an instant.
