Brand new Buds 33 electrical fault
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WBG
WBGavin
I am no expert but this is what I read on Mike Sokol's "No Shock Zone" (available on Amazon for about $14). Inverter generators like Honda and Yamaha have a floating ground (the Neutral and Ground are not bounded together. Your RV expects to see a bonded Neutral & Ground when you plug in your generator. The result is that your RV GFI will trip unless you provide (construct) a neutral to ground bond on your generator. This can be easily done as shown in mike's book - Chapter 14.
Not sure why you had the problem at home, but the first thing I would check out is to ensure that the home outlet has a bonded neutral and ground.
Hope that helps
No we we were running it on battery. Does it need to be hooked up to 30 amp for the outlets to work?
Oregon_Camper
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None of the outlets will work on battery power, except for possibly the refrigerator outlet, as some units come from the factory with a small inverter to power "residential refrigerators" (the "inverter" creates AC power from battery)
You will also notice the clock on your microwave is no longer on....this is due to no AC power.
Well Shazam that may have solved it. #newbee
'Lil Guy'
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I wish the the sales person would have told us the ac outlets won’t work unless the are powered by 30amp generator or electrical. Live and learn.
Nightshifter
Active Member
In a home electrical system the only place that the neutral and ground are bonded is at the main service.
In a receptacle the neutral and ground are separated. This is also true in a gfci receptacle. The ground and neutral are separate wires.
In a receptacle the neutral and ground are separated. This is also true in a gfci receptacle. The ground and neutral are separate wires.
wdk450
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A good course and explanation of RV electrical systems is here: http://www.myrv.us/electric/index.htm
