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This article addresses the common issue of melted RV shore-power plugs, which can lead to dangerous situations, including fires. It identifies two leading causes: corrosion and loose connections. Corrosion can develop quickly in various climates and reduces the effectiveness of the connection, leading to overheating. Loose connections often result from overloading or overheating, which damages the wires and connectors over time.
It provides straightforward solutions, such as regularly cleaning connectors with fine-grit sandpaper and dielectric grease and using the correct extension cords to prevent overheating. It also offers step-by-step guidance on replacing a melted plug and maintaining other electrical connections in RVs, emphasizing the importance of regular checks and maintenance, encouraging RV owners to take a proactive role in preventing potential hazards, making them feel responsible and proactive.
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Just happened to us last week. Glad we caught this right after we lost one leg of power.
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Just happened to us last week. Glad we caught this right after we lost one leg of power.
Yes, I heard Electric Guitars will do this to a shore power plug if the volume is set too high. ;D
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Van are you Jammin again Dude, lol :^
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Van are you Jammin again Dude, lol :^
Only thing I have been jamming is this *$#^% Cannula up my nose Dan, on O2 at least 20 hours a day.
My body is so weak now I can't get outta my own way. >:(
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Buses with 3 roof tops are always going melt plugs over time,you have two legs and they always split and 2 roof tops are on 1 leg, starting the units the leg with the 2 units are maxed out and in 120 degree the units amp draw increases to the max. I don't know how the others rate the amp draw but visiting the Coleman factory their amp draw is rated at 83 degrees. My Penguin was rated at 18 amp so they said but in 120 degrees I could see 26 amps running,LOL this summer Van's 3 units have had to work at max
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One great reason one has to love the high efficiency units. Our Dometic Brisk air HE at 13,500 btu draws only 9.2A
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Never owned a Dometic brisk air but Dometic Penguin ll are a piece of junk now,I will check it out but 9.2 amps don't sound right
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The HE Briskair is popular for being able to run on a 2.5kw genny. It's more expensive than the non HE units I guess because of it's efficiency rating. It'll run for hours on our Magnum inverter and draws less than a 1000 watts when it levels off. It does light up the inverter overload on compressor start but stays running and draws much less momentarily.
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Dan I cannot find that AC do they still make those ?,Sonja van had a Coleman cub that would run on her Onan 2000 generator it was 1300 watts
GE has a HE roof top but it is 15 amps
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They are still out there but are hard to find. The last time I seen them on line was last year. I'll post some info I have on digital file about them. The HE I'm referring to is spec-ed to run on a 15A breaker but uses less.
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The HE A/C info is attached. The unit we're running is at the far right on the multi unit spec sheet.
When this unit replaced our vintage Frigiking - it appeared to be junk in comparison but has stood the test of time since the 90s.
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The heavy current draw in hot weather might explain why my Rodeo Rider Eagle had two generators, two breaker boxes, 4 cruiseairs, and three rooftops, and up to twenty four sweaty cowboys. :o
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Cliff we just put in a Rec/Pro by Houghton 13,500 dual fans quite @49 decibles. 1300/ 11Amps. You hookup 110 on lt no 12 volt to hookup and off it goes. They have ducted and Non ducted. $975.00 free shipping Amazon and packed really well. got it in two days. It took about 1hour to take the old coleman off and install the new one in a 14 x14 hole. :^
also comes with a remote and the inside cover shows the temp and mode but can turn that off with the remote at night.
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Cliff we just put in a Rec/Pro by Houghton 13,500 dual fans quite @49 decibles. 1300/ 11Amps. You hookup 110 on lt no 12 volt to hookup and off it goes. They have ducted and Non ducted. $975.00 free shipping Amazon and packed really well. got it in two days. It took about 1hour to take the old coleman off and install the new one in a 14 x14 hole. :^
also comes with a remote and the inside cover shows the temp and mode but can turn that off with the remote at night.
A lot of people are going to the Rec/pro I have friend that replaced his 3 penguins with those he used the low profile and they cost him a couple of hundred more than $975.00 ea .I ran the Colemans on the old Coachmen the other day 39 years old I had to spin the fan by hand because they stuck then they took off blowing cold air .Had trouble with running the front AC till I remembered the switch in closet it being made before 50 amp service you can only run 1 unless you run the generator
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The heavy current draw in hot weather might explain why my Rodeo Rider Eagle had two generators, two breaker boxes, 4 cruiseairs, and three rooftops, and up to twenty four sweaty cowboys. :o
Walter it is not only the high amp draw from the AC's generators drop wattage over 100 degrees,a 12kw becomes a 10kw at 115 degrees ,Cummins Onan has a good chart showing how much temperature and altitude can affect the wattage output on generators
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Cliff your buddy probably got the 15,500Rec/Pro they are about 200.00 each more.
We can run the front Coleman 15,000 about 40 YO ducted we figure and the back new one 13,500 and if needed we have a 10,000 roll around ac we can run also until we turn on the MW, lol but that is with shore 50 or 7KW genny. Can run one plus roll away on inverter if needed also.
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Cliff your buddy probably got the 15,500Rec/Pro they are about 200.00 each more.
We can run the front Coleman 15,000 about 40 YO ducted we figure and the back new one 13,500 and if needed we have a 10,000 roll around ac we can run also until we turn on the MW, lol but that is with shore 50 or 7KW genny. Can run one plus roll away on inverter if needed also.
Another month in Kansas you will need heat not AC ,Kenny bought the low profile Rec/Pro I don't know the BTU's ,I think they were over $1200 ea he loves the unit say he can sleep without ear plugs now
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Same with ours. He got the new 12 volt ones. I almost got those until I saw a video on one that because the air vent is on top he got some rust inside on the fans and had to get them replaced.
As far as cold we can't wait here in Kansas it was a really hot and humid summer. never turned the ac's off even at night and they are still on. Looking forward to the cold. Vehicles are registered here and soon will switch DL. life is good. Fuel is $2.24 this week and diesel is 2.94. Food is fairly cheap as is Walburgers. Signs everywhere "We are hiring", And people wave even if they don't know you ,lol
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Same with ours. He got the new 23 volt ones. I almost got those until I saw a video on one that because the air vent is on top he got some rust inside on the fans and had to get them replaced.
As far as cold we can't wait here in Kansas it was a really hot and humid summer. never turned the ac's off even at night and they are still on. Looking forward to the cold. Vehicles are registered here and soon will switch DL. life is good. Fuel is $2.24 this week and diesel is 2.94. Food is fairly cheap as is Walburgers. Signs everywhere "We are hiring", And people wave even if they don't know you ,lol
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Some of the content in your post is priceless because it sometimes feels the whole world is in a tail spin! IMHO.
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Kansas is not all that bad once you make through April and June during tornado season the I 35 toll road sucks I never saw a major interstate that charged a toll
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Funny on the tolls. When we came here from Waybesville, MO we went through the tolls but most were taped over and you just drove through. We have a TXtag so we thought they would send us a bill like they do after taking a picture of the plates. But never got one. Doreen called the toll people in Kansas, Texas, and OK but they all said nope no problem and you don;t owe anything. Never did get a bill. Even checked our addresses in CA but nada.
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I drove thru several Tolls cameras during COVID and never paid and never got a bill.
One Toll company told me that if you go on a Toll road only once they do not send you a bill. It probably costs more to send a bill for one toll than what they get out of the payment.
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Almost all the toll roads in America belong to a foreign company, all the toll roads in Texas are built by a company from Brazil except for a few local toll roads the county built. It was in news where Texas had to step in and stop some of the fines they were issuing some were $1000's of dollars,one case a single mom was fined $9000.00 because she ran 3 toll booths in a week. We never had but 1 toll road in Texas for years and it was the Dallas to Ft Worth turnpike, now they are everywhere and the Dallas to Ft Worth turnpike is gone when it got paid for they took all the booths down.I don't like driving the toll roads in Texas the speed limit of 80 mph is crazy one out of Austin is 85 mph
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We went through about 8 tolls when we came here originally but never got a bill. We even stopped at the Toll House in OK and asked if they had any cookies but no and we didn't owe any money either. Now in Kansas and probably Texas and OK they have stopped using collectors and took out the booths.
You just have the reader on your winshield that records it and they send you the ticket or you can put a deposit on the books and they just take it until it runs out. If you don't have a tag then they just send it to you. It takes a picture of you at the wheel and your front and rear license plates.
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We went through about 8 tolls when we came here originally but never got a bill. We even stopped at the Toll House in OK and asked if they had any cookies but no and we didn't owe any money either. Now in Kansas and probably Texas and OK they have stopped using collectors and took out the booths.
You just have the reader on your winshield that records it and they send you the ticket or you can put a deposit on the books and they just take it until it runs out. If you don't have a tag then they just send it to you. It takes a picture of you at the wheel and your front and rear license plates.
I had Pike passes in OK back in 1997 ,they told us if we went with the pike pass the fees would be 1/2 the cost lol that lasted for 6 months then they charged the regular fees.Tulsa is a tough place to go in any direction` with out a toll fee. I sent a crew to OKC one time and they had a glitz in the system I got four $90.00 tickets in 1 day but the camera worked they sent a photo of the plates with the tickets, only took 3 months to resolve the tickets deal ,OK had a lane for the pass and 1 for cash