Shore Power!

[chuck will]

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Greetings! Just plugged in the shore power to the ranch for the first
time since we moved out here. This place apparently has some really new
wiring. My old home had the three plug type but none of it was GFCI
accept what I put in the bathrooms and kitchen to bring the place up to
code. The old house was built in the 50's. The new house was recently
built in the early 90's, everything is GFCI protected.
Problem: None of the circuits will hold the shore power line on. Now
this coach has been many places and the only other place I had problems
was at State Line out of Las Vegas where all they had was the GFCI too!
Any suggestions? I don't want to be on DC or Propane for this whole
trip to NM. Chuck

 

[mills2]

>
>-- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #3.1a PRODIGY ] --
>
>You have to start removing ac loads inside the coach until you find
>which one is causing the problem. Often it is the converter / charger
>because it has a large inrush current at start up.
>
>1 remove a device load from the ac
>2 plug in the shore power and see if it drops
>3 repeat until you find the problem.
>4 call back when you find it.
>gene
>
I usually take the other approach and remove everything and then start
turning on / hooking up things one at a time until I get to the problem.
good luck

Jim
'73 Canyon Lands

 

[mr.c]

I remember reading/hearing that some GFCIs will cause problems, expecially
if they are wired differntly, but I cant remember exactly what was said. I
might suggest that you set up a GFCI with a highter amperage if you can, so
that perhaps run 20 amps. You might want to wire up a separate #12 for 20
amp, or #8/10 for 30 amp. That way you could have enough power.
al

> s
>
> Greetings! Just plugged in the shore power to the ranch for the first
> time since we moved out here. This place apparently has some really new
> wiring. My old home had the three plug type but none of it was GFCI
> accept what I put in the bathrooms and kitchen to bring the place up to
> code. The old house was built in the 50's. The new house was recently
> built in the early 90's, everything is GFCI protected.
> Problem: None of the circuits will hold the shore power line on. Now
> this coach has been many places and the only other place I had problems
> was at State Line out of Las Vegas where all they had was the GFCI too!
> Any suggestions? I don't want to be on DC or Propane for this whole
> trip to NM. Chuck