SuperDutyMan
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I have a small volt gauge that tells the volts and cycles constantly,if it falls too low or goes too high the alarm sounds and let's you know,they are about 20.00,plug it in at the pole first,before hook up,then just leave plugged in in living room,any voltage problems you know about it.
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Chuck&Gail
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According to ANSI C84.1-1995 (R2001) any voltage below 110 volts for long term, or 106 volts for short term, may very well damage things in your RV (most commonly air conditioners, but anything could be damaged).
We use a Hughes autoformer to correct the low voltage. Need it at about 20% of the campgrounds we visit.
FYI the Hughes autoformer boosts a 112 VAC or lower (down to 90) input by 10%
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Mike_LA
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Our Place wrote:enblethen wrote:I would say the campground has low voltage.
Are you using an adapter?
Is your rig 30 or 50 ampere?
If you are thirty ampere rig, use the 50 ampere receptacle and go through an adapter.
I would check the voltage at the pedestal.
My unit is 30 amp and the campground is a small place that only has 11 campsites with that they only have 30 amp power poles. My concern is if a regulator is really nessary. I have not ever had a problem even down to 105 volts. Everything in my camper works without hesitation. The good thing is that this campground is on a lake and most everbody is on the water during the day when demand is the highest. I have seen some "surge guards" that actually shut off your power when the voltage drops to 105 but I would really rather not have my power drop out during the heat of the day.
Not to be a smart a**, but if you've gone this long with no problem, why are you asking?
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ExRocketScientist
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Just because nothing has gone wrong so far doesn't mean something won't the next time. There could be incremental damage done so far that may catch up the the OP. In my opinion, the OP is wise to pursue a solution, even this late in the game.
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Your A/C should not "burn out" because of low voltage. There is a Klixson to prevent that from happening. When voltage goes low, the motor will heat. When the motor heats too much, the Klixson will snap open and the compressor will shut off. When it cools it will snap shut and attempt to run the compressor again. Unfourtunatly this will continue forever if the power is bad. An autotransformer will help, but they are heavy, and slightly large. Better load management on everybodys part would help. No electric water heater elements, run refer on propane, no toast with breakfast etc.
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ExRocketScientist
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I have been mentioning the effects of electric heating elements on the voltage in a campground for nearly a year now here on RV.NET. Here to fore, it has been ignored. This is the first thread where people are waking up. After we manage to get everyone on RV.NET on board, then we have to get the other 98% of campers out there on board (I am just guessing that only 2% of all campers in the country are members here).
I actually get a lot of pushback on this issue here. It seems that you have to pay for your propane, but electricity is free. Apparently the campground owners don't pass the electricity costs on to the campers as part of the campground fee.
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enblethen
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Have you asked the campground to check voltages?
Why spend your money on someone elses problem?
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No, no kind of buster is necessary. And a surge guard will not give you a higher voltage just protect in case of a power surge. I would have a discussion with the campground owner and ask him to call the power company, they can move his supply transformer up a tap to give him move power and keep the line more stable with peek draw.
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Something wrong with the site causing double post - sorry.
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What some don't seem to understand is that low AC voltage is low AC voltage just like low voltage DC with a battery capable of delivering 220 amps is the same as a battery capable of delivering 110amps.
The pressure to deliver the amps is not there like a low pressure water system.
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