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My 75 Palm Beach has the plug in on the upper left wall inside the door. Don't
give up the 40 amp (in my case) service. You will be sorry later when you have
more experience (especially if you have two ac's).
Wayne Newland F9300 75 Palm Beach Columbia (raining) Md
> In a message dated 10/3/99 10:13:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
>
> First, wind it clockwise (looking down on it). The cord goes to the circuit
> breaker box at the back right side of the compartment. Just coil the cord
> in
> one loop at a time while letting it put pressure against the sides of the
> box.
> >>
> Emery, interesting. My cord has a definite counter clockwise set to it and
> plugs in on the LEFT side of the compartment. Guess different models have
> different set ups.
> Justin
give up the 40 amp (in my case) service. You will be sorry later when you have
more experience (especially if you have two ac's).
Wayne Newland F9300 75 Palm Beach Columbia (raining) Md
> In a message dated 10/3/99 10:13:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
>
> First, wind it clockwise (looking down on it). The cord goes to the circuit
> breaker box at the back right side of the compartment. Just coil the cord
> in
> one loop at a time while letting it put pressure against the sides of the
> box.
> >>
> Emery, interesting. My cord has a definite counter clockwise set to it and
> plugs in on the LEFT side of the compartment. Guess different models have
> different set ups.
> Justin
>
> There was a service bulletin notice years ago about
> rotating the plug receptacle so the cord did not have
> to turn up of down when plugged in.
Ya' know, I hate to think how many times I have fussed at that cord while
coiling it up and then made that last 90 degree twist to plug it in. Never
occurred to me to rotate the receptacle.
Thanks Emery!
Patrick
> There was a service bulletin notice years ago about
> rotating the plug receptacle so the cord did not have
> to turn up of down when plugged in.
Ya' know, I hate to think how many times I have fussed at that cord while
coiling it up and then made that last 90 degree twist to plug it in. Never
occurred to me to rotate the receptacle.
Thanks Emery!
Patrick
The PO of my coach must have rotated the receptacle. It
was enough of a pain to plug and unplug the power cord
with the proper orientation. I would have sure hated to
mess with the cord if I had to bend it 90 degrees each
time.
Now I don't mess with it at all. I have a generator transfer
switch and leave the big cord plugged into the generator
receptacle all the time. I also leave the 50 amp cord coiled
up inside the electric compartment all the time. To connect to
shore power I use a heavy duty 30 amp power cord. I keep
that cord in the pod or in the propane compartment according
to my mood that day.
I know someone will tell me that you are not supposed to
leave the 50 amp cord coiled up while in use. At this point
I don't care because everything works the way I want it to.
For me, the generator transfer switch was one of the best
improvements that I have made to my coach.
My $.02 worth,
Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
> >
> > There was a service bulletin notice years ago about
> > rotating the plug receptacle so the cord did not have
> > to turn up of down when plugged in.
>
> Ya' know, I hate to think how many times I have fussed at that cord while
> coiling it up and then made that last 90 degree twist to plug it in. Never
> occurred to me to rotate the receptacle.
>
> Thanks Emery!
> Patrick
was enough of a pain to plug and unplug the power cord
with the proper orientation. I would have sure hated to
mess with the cord if I had to bend it 90 degrees each
time.
Now I don't mess with it at all. I have a generator transfer
switch and leave the big cord plugged into the generator
receptacle all the time. I also leave the 50 amp cord coiled
up inside the electric compartment all the time. To connect to
shore power I use a heavy duty 30 amp power cord. I keep
that cord in the pod or in the propane compartment according
to my mood that day.
I know someone will tell me that you are not supposed to
leave the 50 amp cord coiled up while in use. At this point
I don't care because everything works the way I want it to.
For me, the generator transfer switch was one of the best
improvements that I have made to my coach.
My $.02 worth,
Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
> >
> > There was a service bulletin notice years ago about
> > rotating the plug receptacle so the cord did not have
> > to turn up of down when plugged in.
>
> Ya' know, I hate to think how many times I have fussed at that cord while
> coiling it up and then made that last 90 degree twist to plug it in. Never
> occurred to me to rotate the receptacle.
>
> Thanks Emery!
> Patrick
>I know someone will tell me that you are not supposed to
>leave the 50 amp cord coiled up while in use. At this point
>I don't care because everything works the way I want it to.
How else will you use it going down the road w/genset running?
CBWood
77 Kingsley
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>leave the 50 amp cord coiled up while in use. At this point
>I don't care because everything works the way I want it to.
How else will you use it going down the road w/genset running?
CBWood
77 Kingsley
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I should have said that I never uncoil the 50 amp cord
because I use a heavy duty 30 amp extension cord that
I store outside of the electric compartment. I also never
unplug the cord that is plugged into the generator receptacle.
The key to all of this is the generator transfer switch.
There is short 50 amp cord permanently connected to the
generator receptacle that goes to the transfer switch
inside the coach. The original long 50 amp cord comes
out of the transfer switch and back into the outside electric
compartment. The end of that cord is connected to a 30
amp extension cord when parked. The 50 amp cord remains
coiled up.
If I needed 50 amp service I could always pull out the
big cord. However, I have never been in a place that had 50
amp service where I parked.
For me leaving the 50 amp cord coiled up inside the
electric compartment all the time and using a 30 amp
extension cord (externally stored) is the easy way to do
things. I have the ease of use of the small 30 amp
cord, but still have the 50 amp cord available for the
future needs.
All I have to do to run the generator is to start it up. The
switch waits about 30 seconds for the engine to stabilize
and then it switches from shore power to generator
power. I never have to plug and unplug that big 50 amp
connector from the generator receptacle. That was the part
I hated with the original setup.
This works for me,
Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
> >I know someone will tell me that you are not supposed to
> >leave the 50 amp cord coiled up while in use. At this point
> >I don't care because everything works the way I want it to.
>
> How else will you use it going down the road w/genset running?
>
> CBWood
> 77 Kingsley
> MWC OK
>
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because I use a heavy duty 30 amp extension cord that
I store outside of the electric compartment. I also never
unplug the cord that is plugged into the generator receptacle.
The key to all of this is the generator transfer switch.
There is short 50 amp cord permanently connected to the
generator receptacle that goes to the transfer switch
inside the coach. The original long 50 amp cord comes
out of the transfer switch and back into the outside electric
compartment. The end of that cord is connected to a 30
amp extension cord when parked. The 50 amp cord remains
coiled up.
If I needed 50 amp service I could always pull out the
big cord. However, I have never been in a place that had 50
amp service where I parked.
For me leaving the 50 amp cord coiled up inside the
electric compartment all the time and using a 30 amp
extension cord (externally stored) is the easy way to do
things. I have the ease of use of the small 30 amp
cord, but still have the 50 amp cord available for the
future needs.
All I have to do to run the generator is to start it up. The
switch waits about 30 seconds for the engine to stabilize
and then it switches from shore power to generator
power. I never have to plug and unplug that big 50 amp
connector from the generator receptacle. That was the part
I hated with the original setup.
This works for me,
Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
> >I know someone will tell me that you are not supposed to
> >leave the 50 amp cord coiled up while in use. At this point
> >I don't care because everything works the way I want it to.
>
> How else will you use it going down the road w/genset running?
>
> CBWood
> 77 Kingsley
> MWC OK
>
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