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Hogan
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Apr 01, 2014

Ground Fault outlet will not trip when converter is running

NEED HELP! I have chased this problem the better part of 2 days and $300 and had no luck! When my 2008 HHII 32.5UKTG fifth wheel is plugged into 110V. and the converter is running the ground fault o...
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teddyu
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Apr 02, 2014
Something is wrong with the GFCI receptacle or its wiring. Pressing the test button DOES NOT induce a ground into the system to trip the GFCI. The test button shunts current from the hot side to the neutral through a current limiting resistor. Conclusion: the GFCI is bad, the neutral is open, or the neutral and ground are reversed - in other words the wiring to the GFCI is messed up. JM2¢...

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