- Joined
- Jul 27, 2019
- Messages
- 11,602
- Location
- Midlothian, VA
- RV Year
- 2017
- RV Make
- Newmar
- RV Model
- Ventana 4037
- RV Length
- 40' 10"
- Chassis
- Freightliner XCR
- Engine
- Cummins 400 HP
- TOW/TOAD
- 2017 Chevy Colorado
- Fulltimer
- No
Lose shore power, twice. It's always an experience when you have to report a power outage and maintenance comes. You get to hear all the reasons it's not them, it's you, more specifically that surge protector hanging from the pole ya know, detecting surges. He tells me 9 times out of 10 it's that surge protector then goes into yeah but the damage it could cause if you didn't have it. My usual "it's not a problem anywhere else" and the usual end result, put a new breaker in. I think this happens about 3-4 times a year it seems. This is #2 for this year already. Fortunately though maintenance showed up minutes after my call, was very friendly beyond the usual discussion of the power grid, and offered to put a new breaker in. So we'll see.
Probably getting brownouts. I have the hughes autoformer internally mounted but the progressive industries surge protector on the pole may be triggering before the autoformer can do its thing. The maintenance guy did see a red light on it when he showed up. So I wonder if having it on the pedestal is good or bad but I certainly don't want to fry a cord reel which is why I got this after @ARD's situation in Tucson I think it was.
Probably getting brownouts. I have the hughes autoformer internally mounted but the progressive industries surge protector on the pole may be triggering before the autoformer can do its thing. The maintenance guy did see a red light on it when he showed up. So I wonder if having it on the pedestal is good or bad but I certainly don't want to fry a cord reel which is why I got this after @ARD's situation in Tucson I think it was.