Electrical Questions -
Yahoo Message Number: 112004
I have a couple of random questions that just bubbled up and am throwing them out to the forum:
- Surge / Open Neutral / 220V questions
- Someone just posted that they have a Progressive Industries Portable Electrical Management System on their coach. I'm assuming this is in addition to the surge protector that is installed. Is this a good idea? I worry about staying at a CG that has an open neutral or plugging into a 50amp that is 220V vs. 120V two legs.
- Would you hard wire it in on the back side of the power cord before the inverter/transfer switch etc, or would you buy a portable one.
- Is the Progressive Industries a good option or are there others that people like more?
- Electricity scares the bejezzus out of me. Do normal electricians work on this stuff or can they screw it up because RV electrical systems are not stick and brick house systems. Nearest RV place is 90 miles away and sells travel trailers and pop ups.
- Basic RV Power knowledge.
- I'm a reasonably smart guy, but went the liberal arts route in college so my knowledge of all things electrical is limited to trial and error and a few burnt fingers with Google being my major knowledge base. Is anyone aware of a decent book, video series, etc that explains how RV (especially Class A Coach) electrical systems are worked. I'm still quite fuzzy on the difference between 120V and 220V and two hot legs with a ground, etc…. I'm a slow learner, but once I get it, it stays with me.
- Echo Charger problems?
- We have the coach parked over the summer at our lake cabin. Its just sitting waiting for fall and for us to travel again. I have her plugged into a 30amp circuit that was a stove/dryer circuit that I had an electrician run out to a pseudo power pedestal I'm assuming that its okay because she's been plugged in all summer. However, if we go a couple of weeks without starting her up, the chassis battery is weak and will barely turn the starter. Today we had to tie the batteries to the house batteries to start her up.
- Is there a way to “test†that the echo charger is indeed working?
- I have AGM Batteries for the house but Lead Acid batteries (i think) for the chassis. They are probably 3-4 years old. Probably due for replacement, especially if they are struggling to hold a charge for more than a couple of weeks. Recommendations on new batteries (type and brand?)
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That's all for now. Jim and JonaJim and Jona Seifertjim.jona.seifert@... "Big Frieda"2007 Country Coach Intrigue Ovation 530 42' Coach #12150525 Cat C13 Allison 6spdToads: 2014 Ford F150 / 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser w/ REMCO DS Disconnect. Airforce 1 Brake system Blue Ox Aventa II Towbar[/list]