Simple electrical question
By the way, this isn't about me. A person I know has a 30 amp service at his house which has a standard receptacle for plugging into. Another person brought his trailer over and plugged in his 30 amp ...
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Sam Spade wrote:MKirkland wrote:
By the way, the compressor in the AC went out a couple weeks later, any relevance?
Impossible to analyze without more information.
This is why an $8 AC power meter is really handy. An $8 12 VDC one too so you can keep an eye on the actual voltages without dragging out the multi-meter. A multi-meter is a required tool for all RVers.
Was the cord getting hot ? Pleasantly warm is OK.
Was the plug or adapter getting hot ?? Warm here is OK too.
It also would be interesting to know what gauge of wire that "30 amp" circuit was installed with.
Sam hit it here, I have run a lot of tools ,at a distance and learned real quick that USE the heavest wire for the distance, and probably is the cause of the AC motor going out as it cannot handle the low power given . Too bad for the chap , but like the law ignorance is no excuse. Always read the manuals.
The cord may not have been getting hot, but had they felt the motor they would have jumped off the trailer.
My 2p.
Chuck
