Power converter question

kris77 wrote:
Ok, so i checked everything. I get 120v from my house to the camper.

The 30 amp twist plug on the TT, does it run straight to the power center? I took the plug off and there is an orange wire connected to it. I look behind the power center and there is an orange wire connected to the Main breaker. I get no voltage on this wire. I shorted the wires together and tested for continuity at the plug....I got nothing. I think my wire is broken in two somewhere. I can rerun a new wire straight from the plug to the power center....But i want to make sure it goes straight there and not somewhere else first.

Any ideas?


EDIT:

I ran a cable from the plug to the breaker panel and everything started working. Off to Lowes to get a 10/2 MC cable I can strap to the frame and replace the one that is broken.

Just my luck a cable broke in two somewhere, somehow.

If somebody reads this and I shouldn't just rerun that cable straight from the plug to the power control center, please let me know. I have a feeling it stops somewhere first before running to the breakers, but I cant find it if it does.

If you have an onboard generator (or even an option for one), you may have a transfer switch installed somewhere and they can fail. They way they usually work is the power center is connected to the generator, unless there is shore power applied to the cord. When the shore power is applied, relays energize and switch the power center to the shore power. So if you have one and it's not working it will behave like you are observing. There could also be loose connections there.

If you don't have a transfer switch, you can wire directly from the shore cord to the power center breaker as you suggested.