Smartplug Converstion

SPRey wrote:
You see, we live in Willamette Valley and this past summer I watched hornets walk up the cord and into the cubby hole. So, absolutely, it is time to seal that point of entry. Which means the conversion from nondetachable to detachable power cord is the best solution, which means I must perform a "power inlet conversion" (period).



Reason for failure is: corrosion on the metal blades or contacts (plug and/or receptacle)

didn't want to repost all the pictures and stuff for no reason.. so yes as I said getting rid of that permanat cord is reason enough to change cords, since you re starting from new get what you want. dont think the smart cord is any more resistant to corosion though. I spent the norning on the boating forums and everyone started switching to smart cord, now there are just as many smartcord or smart plug (what ever there called) failure pics. in the rv world the failures are not as frequent with either style of plug but the boating world (especialy ocean areas) there are tones of failures and whats the main cause corosion in conjunction with high amprage draw. and that is just a lack of spending the time taking care of issues when they pop up. you can get sprays that prevent corosion nd every time you hook up or unhook you should be doing a visual inspection. Dont think getting a smart plug will exempt you of thing work, it wont. but it would be easier to plug in and out.

Steve