jdkinzenbaw
Member
Hi everyone,
I have a 2012 Road Warrior 30C fifth-wheel toyhauler. We were staying at a nice campground last night, and I was at a full 50-amp hookup. Late evening, the voltage in the camper appeared to fluctuate. The lights would dim significantly, the radio would shut off. The A/C never quit, although I'm not sure why. After a few minutes, the lights would get to full bright again. This happened many times over the course of 2 hours or more.
So, I'm wondering: Was the drop in voltage caused by a power overload on the campground's 50-amp service, or something inside my camper? In the process, I plugged a voltage meter into one of the indoor outlets, and the outlet was putting out a steady 130 volts.
I tried starting up the generator to see if that corrected it, but it did not. Now, hours later, I'm questioning whether I would have needed to also unplug the 50-amp service before the camper would begin using the generator for power. This morning, things seemed to work fine, all the appliances worked good, lights were nice and bright, etc.
So is this an issue with my camper, or am I right about the draw on the campground's 50-amp service, since I didn't unplug from that before starting the generator? This is the first electrical issue I've had with my camper, and I haven't made any modifications to any of its systems, and I store it indoors in a heated shed in winter, so it doesn't seem likely that I'd be having this issue this early on.
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan
I have a 2012 Road Warrior 30C fifth-wheel toyhauler. We were staying at a nice campground last night, and I was at a full 50-amp hookup. Late evening, the voltage in the camper appeared to fluctuate. The lights would dim significantly, the radio would shut off. The A/C never quit, although I'm not sure why. After a few minutes, the lights would get to full bright again. This happened many times over the course of 2 hours or more.
So, I'm wondering: Was the drop in voltage caused by a power overload on the campground's 50-amp service, or something inside my camper? In the process, I plugged a voltage meter into one of the indoor outlets, and the outlet was putting out a steady 130 volts.
I tried starting up the generator to see if that corrected it, but it did not. Now, hours later, I'm questioning whether I would have needed to also unplug the 50-amp service before the camper would begin using the generator for power. This morning, things seemed to work fine, all the appliances worked good, lights were nice and bright, etc.
So is this an issue with my camper, or am I right about the draw on the campground's 50-amp service, since I didn't unplug from that before starting the generator? This is the first electrical issue I've had with my camper, and I haven't made any modifications to any of its systems, and I store it indoors in a heated shed in winter, so it doesn't seem likely that I'd be having this issue this early on.
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan