TT keeps popping shore breaker
2019 Kodiak Ultra Lite plugged into GFCI outlet from garage. I've had it this way for a few months without issue. We had the power go out last night and when it came back on today I'm having issues ...
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I unplugged the fridge and the breaker still popped. I pulled the reverse polarity battery charge fuses and the breaker stayed latched. When I tried to plug either fuse in the breaker popped. I noticed that there was a small spark when I touched the fuse to the terminal which GFCI don't like. I'm going to confirm my garage refrigerator is not GFCI (it shouldn't be) and test the TT there. I'll be calling WFCO tomorrow to see if they have any further thoughts. I assume the spark was because the charge circuit on the converter was still energized. Seems a better design would be to kill that when the battery is not connected but who knows.
As I said, the extension cord isn't the issue but I understand using a thin and long cord isn't a good idea with high current. Since I only use this to keep the batteries charged, the fridge cool (to prevent mold), and maybe a small heater when it gets colder I haven't worried about it. Since it tested good with a different one, that's not the issue.
bkenobi wrote:
I forgot to mention that this is connected using the TT 25' 30A cable to 15A adapter to 50' 16ga extension cord. I assumed it was the extension cord even though it's been used for both this TT and the TC I had for a few years so I tried with a heavy duty 50' 12ga with the same result.
As I said, the extension cord isn't the issue but I understand using a thin and long cord isn't a good idea with high current. Since I only use this to keep the batteries charged, the fridge cool (to prevent mold), and maybe a small heater when it gets colder I haven't worried about it. Since it tested good with a different one, that's not the issue.
