| Re: Checking the 50a/30a service before you plug in? [message #295773 is a reply to message #295744] |
Fri, 19 February 2016 18:11   |
kerry pinkerton
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al
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I built a 50A pedestal tester at a recent SOB rally I attended. It uses two of the little plug in 120V testers (one for each leg) and also a 120V plug in volt meter. A small 220V green light is jumpered off the each of the hot legs. If the plugs indicate good, the voltage is good on each leg, and the green light is on, everything is fine. If everything is good EXCEPT the green light, the two legs are in phase and do not produce a true 240V system.
Pretty simple thing. I can probably find a schematic if needed.
At the Dixielander rally in Pensacola, my SOB didn't act right power wise. Turned out that one leg of the breaker wasn't connecting and I was running on 30A instead of 50A. The tester would have shown me that before I plugged in the coach.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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