Water "Proofing" 30 amp Connections
Here in Ontario runs to the campsite power post can be quite long, 100' or more not being unusual at all, so using extension cables are a way of life ... to solve this I long ago built a set of custom...
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NORM WADDELL wrote:
I suppose not many people will believe this,but...
The KWH meter at my house, which handles 220 Volts
and 200 Amperes had the glass enclosure FILL...FILL
with water. I assume it was condensation in the humid
climate on the Mississippi coast. I called the power
company, and was told that frequently happens, and that
I should ignore it....the almost pure rain water would
not conduct electricity.......I ignored it, for years.
No problems. (Maybe it slowed the turning of the meter
and saved me a dollar or two?)
I believe it... in my former life as an engineer at a 50KW radio station, we operated a transmitter with 17,000 volts on the plates. It was cooled by distilled water (directly in contact between the tube plates and ground). Pure water does not conduct electricity very well at all.
