StirCrazy
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pianotuna wrote:enblethen,
It is an odd situation. There are two shore power cords--but one is hot and ground the other is neutral. Whoever did it used wire nuts.
There is also a 15 to xx dogbone. That has some melting where it plugs into a #12 cord. The cord is quite long.
The only number I'm sure of is 114 volts under load.
Um.. why don't you fix that with a proper cable and a new adapter while you're at it
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Grit dog
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pianotuna wrote:Update
Main breaker is quite hot to the touch--and now will not reset.
I'm suggesting a mobile repair person.
You of all people, camper electrical expert type guy should send them a quarter to call someone else with.
Sounds like they got some serious redneck engineering going on, and if you don’t remember from back in your workin days, some people couldn’t follow instructions enough to tie a pair of shoes. Although there are workarounds for the shoes, but that mess sounds like it’s ready to zap someone or turn something into a very smelly campfire….seriously.
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LouLawrence
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A 50 amp coach would be wired with 4 wires, not 3. 2 hots a neutral and a ground. Can't imagine what you are trying to describe as any kind of 50 amp much less anything that isn't ready to kill someone or burn down the coach.
It certainly can't get use of the 100 amps available with your 3 wire description. At the house end of this connection is he simply plugged into a 15 amp circuit?
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pianotuna
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Hi,
I'm well over 1000 miles from these folks--so I can't do any hands on.
They have called a mobile repairman who is there right now.
Regards, Don
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time2roll
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Need a pro to set this right. Stop the monkey business before someone is injured or dead.
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pianotuna
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time2roll wrote:Need a pro to set this right. Stop the monkey business before someone is injured or dead.
I agree.
mobile repairman believes air conditioner is low on freon (or what ever is used now)
He is using some measurement that suggests a "5". After cleaning that is now a "10", but it should be a "15".
No further reports at this time--but I guess I'll hear if the breaker trips again.
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time2roll
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I recommend a new upper unit for the air conditioning. Most are too old to fix.
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LouLawrence
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You can't adjust the freon in a roof top unit. It's sealed from the factory. A 5, 10 or 15? A 5, 10 or 15 what?
If the roof A/C is not functional, replace the roof A/C. This 5,10,15 thing leaves me questioning the competency of the service person.
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pianotuna
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LouLawrence,
The end result is that cleaning the air conditioner (fins?) has worked.
The breaker has been replaced, and there have been no trips for several hours.
The folks I'm trying to help don't listen too well. So what the mobile repair person really said is unknown.
I did ask for some voltage readings--but they ignored my request.
Thanks to everyone that offered advice.
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pianotuna
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No further tripping which I think is good news.
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