PI EMS-PT30C paid off a couple of days ago.
We went to a fairly new campground. I've had my PI EMS-PT30 for almost three years now. Made sure I had it before my cross country jaunt in Feb 2014. Wednesday, I plugged it in the post, but got ...
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Some short stories: Stayed at a moose lodge once and the Governor ask me if I'd tried plugging into the 60 amp outlet (Believe it or not it was a TT-30) I said "No, what is it 240 volt?" he admitted it was (i found said outlet later.. I had noticed that in teh circuit breaker box there were only 4 60 amp breakers, two pair of ganged. so I already knew it was a 240 out outlet for a fryer)
One (not Thousand Trailes) CG I was at the 50 amp breaker pair on my site was bad, and I mean B*A*D!! as little as 20 amps was tripping it.... The manager tried to tell me (Certified electronics tech, and trained in engineering) it was the fault of us 50 amp rigs trying to draw "Too much current" (most 50 amp RV's draw less than 30 amps per leg, unlike 30 amp Rv's which can draw more than 30 for brief preiods) The electrican who replaced it did a good job
I have seen cases where the ground wire was simply cut too short and did not reach the terminal
I have also watched (And very slightly assisted) the crew at one Thousand Trails fixing a wireing fault (cable fault) and these folks did a first class job.. That said. When I say "Slightly assisted" They put in a few new boxes.. I shoveled a bit of dirt and steadied the box while they finished the job, Nothing electrical (I am not licensed for that, so let them do it) but I am licensed to shovel dirt (no license required)
The fun part was a "neighbor" on a long term leased site, who was doing a bit of landscaping and drove a length of Rebar.... RIGHT THROUGH THE BRAND NEW CABLE.
One (not Thousand Trailes) CG I was at the 50 amp breaker pair on my site was bad, and I mean B*A*D!! as little as 20 amps was tripping it.... The manager tried to tell me (Certified electronics tech, and trained in engineering) it was the fault of us 50 amp rigs trying to draw "Too much current" (most 50 amp RV's draw less than 30 amps per leg, unlike 30 amp Rv's which can draw more than 30 for brief preiods) The electrican who replaced it did a good job
I have seen cases where the ground wire was simply cut too short and did not reach the terminal
I have also watched (And very slightly assisted) the crew at one Thousand Trails fixing a wireing fault (cable fault) and these folks did a first class job.. That said. When I say "Slightly assisted" They put in a few new boxes.. I shoveled a bit of dirt and steadied the box while they finished the job, Nothing electrical (I am not licensed for that, so let them do it) but I am licensed to shovel dirt (no license required)
The fun part was a "neighbor" on a long term leased site, who was doing a bit of landscaping and drove a length of Rebar.... RIGHT THROUGH THE BRAND NEW CABLE.
