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220 volt accident

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I have a 2000 Intrique, that was accidently plugged into a 220 volt connection, needless to say I have no 110 in coach. Has this happened to anyone and what was the damage? thanks for your help. Chuck from South Dakota

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Yahoo Message Number: 89988
We plugged in to an outlet with no neutral (220v), the neutral was damaged at the pedestal. Took a few minutes to figure out what was going on. Ended up blowing a very hard to get to fuse in the inverter along with the convection oven, and of course the surge device on the electrical panel. Pain in the rear, this happened on our first trip in the RV.
Nathan

1998 Allure

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Hi Chuck, Usually the first to have damage is the transfer switch, hopefully nothing more...Hope this helps....Skip, 2002 Intrigue #11329

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Yahoo Message Number: 90003
Not exactly sure what you did, the normal connection is 220VAC (240 actually). Was the problem no neutral connection? The relays in the transfer switch are 120v, maybe you blew those. Try running the generator and see if you get 120V, The normal position for the relays is in the shore power position and the generator switches the power, so my guess is that the relays were not damaged. Usually when there is not a neutral, you blow some electronics. If you have an inline surge suppressor that may be at fault. Take a voltmeter and work your way back from your breaker panel to the input (shore power). Be interested in know what the problem was when you find a solution!!

Judy n Joe

98 Intrigue 10578