![]() So the problem isn't really knowing that wires can be frying because they have a faulty system, to me the real problem is that when you take the surge protector out of the system, you are taking your trailers first line of protection out of the loop. Not getting enough voltage or not knowing that your trailer is safe is a huge issue. The problem with not using your surge protector at all times in an RV park is that they can have varying voltages going on depending on if their system isn't strong enough to hold up all of the different loads happening at the same time, while causing brown outs. We opened the box, reversed the wires back to their correct position, so nobody could get shocked, and then he gave me the site for free. I had a campground manager say the same thing to me once, so I showed him and told him what the problem was. Next time, go test another plug at another campsite and see if you get a different result. I think your tester is correct and there is a problem. An ohm test between the ground and neutral, at the shore receptacle, would show an open circuit in this case, but they should be bonded. It sounds to me the camp power is defective. The previous camper may not have had an electrical system that could detect the problem. ![]() Do you have a generator and does it work properly? However, your Progressive box detects this and won't work as a safety measure. If the electric coffee pot had a bad connection that shorted it's neutral to the handle and you provided a path to ground, you'd get a shock.Īs I understand it, most generators are not grounded, so the same situation applies, but doesn't seem to be a problem in the real world. It also means you could get shocked if you provided a ground (by touching an appliance while touching a good ground) to a piece of equipment that was already faulty. Do you mean there was no continuity between the campground plug's neutral and ground terminals? If so, there was no ground to the trailer and the GFI circuits would not trip from a ground fault.
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