Basic Question About AC Power Wiring
How are RVs usually wired up? I have a standard arctic fox RV and I’m having trouble with the AC portion of the wiring. Symptoms: *After running an air conditioner for 4-5 hours, off an exte...
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I’ll venture a guess or two...
Since this malady happens with either generator (with only a slight variation) I’d look elsewhere...
Since the Microwave begins to cycle off and back on, that’s a huge clue that the 120v power supply is intermittent to the RV’s main breaker panel...This also results in a intermittent power supply to the air cond, causing an overheating condition at the compressor’s passive thermal overload switch - thermal switch subsequently auto-resets...
The ATS switch has a gen-start time delay option (for gen warm-up) of about 15 to say 30 sec - this is normal...But if the power supply to the ATS Switch is intermittent, the time delay will re-occur with each power interruption...
Bottom line is that either the ATS is defective or there is a faulty connection somewhere between the power cord and (or at) the ATS...
JMO,
3 tons
Since this malady happens with either generator (with only a slight variation) I’d look elsewhere...
Since the Microwave begins to cycle off and back on, that’s a huge clue that the 120v power supply is intermittent to the RV’s main breaker panel...This also results in a intermittent power supply to the air cond, causing an overheating condition at the compressor’s passive thermal overload switch - thermal switch subsequently auto-resets...
The ATS switch has a gen-start time delay option (for gen warm-up) of about 15 to say 30 sec - this is normal...But if the power supply to the ATS Switch is intermittent, the time delay will re-occur with each power interruption...
Bottom line is that either the ATS is defective or there is a faulty connection somewhere between the power cord and (or at) the ATS...
JMO,
3 tons
