HELP AC Outlets blowing devices!
Hello all, I am currently living in a River Canyon 34RLQS0 5th Wheel that is hooked up to electrical power. I am having a odd issue with the electrical in the trailer. Some of the GFI outlets are b...
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JimM68 wrote:
ok, read the first half of the first page. Rig is a 50 amps with an open neutral.
OP is not qualified to fix this.
Things will continue to blow up. Recommend an electrician. unfortunately, most electronic / computer types just have no clue about a/c power, particularly 2 phase stuff. (and yes, generally 50 amp rv power is 2 phase, even though it doesn't need to be and is not specified to be.
If 50 amp RV power uses a 4-pin plug, it had better be 2-phase. If both hots are on the same phase the neutral wire needs to handle twice the current which it likely isn't capable of. The only safe way to use such a system with a neutral wire sized for 50 amps is to use a double pole 25 amp breaker.
