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k2gkk
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The power cord connector on my one-time Palm Beach had gone bad.
I cut the whole thing off, leaving just 2 - 2.5 feet in the coach. I put a new "dog-bone" Camco plug on the remainder that is EASY to insert into the genset outlet. I then cut off the defective original male plug and put new Camco male and female connectors on what was left of the original power cable to build an EXTENSION cable.
PRESTO! I lost only about a foot or two of overall effective length of the cable. Since then, I have found TWO 35' extension cables at serious discounts on eBay and now have a capability of around 90' total reach and storage is much more available.
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> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:06:54 -0600
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> From: lqqkatjon@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 50 amp RV plug
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> Thanks Carl.... that pull dog looks like quite the deal.
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> I think if the jacket on my current cord, was a few mills thicker I would not have the problem. Last time I tore it all down, to try to bullet proof
> it, I wrapped a bunch of 88t electrical tape on the end to make it thinker. Over this past summer, it has worked its way out of the plug, and has
> caused I think it to pull the wires loose.
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> I heard an arc when I plugged it in yesterday, so I quickly unplugged it, said a few words, and am now putting my thoughts together to bullet proof
> that plug.
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> The issue I have is after I wrangle mine into the side compartment.(I have a stock palm beach), and plug it into the generator outlet, that bit
> really strains on where the cord enters the plug.
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> I think I am going to take the time to solder the wires to the metal tabs, after I screw them tight. either put some RTV, or I woke up and
> remembered I work in Telecom, and there is a simple epoxy we use to fill underground splice enclosures. I think those two items, and making sure I
> take the time to really get the cord up into the plug.
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> If I have problems after that, I will probably go to a leviton plug, with that cord puller carl listed. one thing about the leviton plugs over the
> Camco, is length. I think the camco is maybe 1" longer the the leviton. that might not quite stress cord so much when i plug into the generator
> outlet.
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> Keith V- I do not think your cord system has that problem in the cord storage to the generator plug. you should have good service with that camco
> plug.
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> 75 palm beach
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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