Microwave and converter fried at campground
Just got set up at a campground in Colorado Springs and I have a big problem. Everything seemed to be working correctly electrically initially but when we came back to camp I found the front air condi...
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wolfe10 wrote:It is correct and the open neutral is in the 120/240 CG distribution or split phase neutral if you like. I agree that if the hot or neutral is open to a 3 wire circuit there will be no voltage.CA Traveler wrote:Bobbo wrote:You can have very high voltage on 30A due to a open neutral. It happened to me and of course the open neutral was in the CG 120/240V distribution. This is I suspect a rare incident but it happened to me.
Correct me if I am wrong, but on a 30 amp circuit, you have a HOT and a NEUTRAL. If the NEUTRAL loses connection (which is what happened to fry his stuff) you have NO CONNECTION. You can only have the 0v and 240v (or low voltage/high voltage) difference if you have both HOTs connected with no NEUTRAL.
Fortunately I had installed a PI full power protector and it disconnected the rig power and no harm. The voltage was displayed on the remote and I could not pull the plug fast enough.
Sorry, not correct.
Yes, on 50 amp (two hots) and open neutral can cause very high/very low voltage.
But, an open neutral on a 30 amp (single hot) will just cause NO POWER.
But what happened to me is the exact same scenario as an open neutral on a 50A pedestal. But I was on 30A and the open neutral was FURTHER UPSTREAM in the CG 120/240V DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
