semi-dead electrical outlets
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12-04-2006, 09:17
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semi-dead electrical outlets
I remember overhearing a customer at homedepot complain that he had
to replace two bad gfi recepticals in a row. I added my two cents and asked if he may have a 'ground fault'. I dont know the outcome of his situation, but what makes a gfi go bad if it is not worked or exersized? Its like replacing a fuse; "Blown fuse is a result not a cause" GregoryO'Connor 94ptRomolandCa 'the cause of trouble'-'in trouble as a result' --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete 'Masterson > > Bingo! Ground fault outlet is it. After pressing the reset _very_ > hard (harder than I'd pressed it before), the power came back on at > full strength. Test button doesn't work at all. Looks like I'll be > getting a new GFI outlet... > > Pete Masterson > aeonix1@... > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > El Sobrante, CA > > > > > On Dec 3, 2006, at 5:57 PM, David Brady wrote: > > > Pete, > > > > Did you test the ground fault outlet; i.e., press the test/reset to > > see > > if it opens the circuit? I assume the single ground fault protects all > > 3 outlets. Just a guess but could a faulty ground fault allow the > > ground > > at the outlets to float such that you get an arbitrary low voltage > > at the > > outlets? > > > > David Brady > > '02 LXi > > > > Pete Masterson wrote: > >> On my coach ('95 WBDA 42' there are three 110 V electrical outlets > >> in the kitchen area (located curb side). Two are beneath the cabinets > >> above the sink (only one is GFID) and the third is on the end of the > >> kitchen counter next to the sofa. Other electrical outlets down that > >> side of the coach (by the bedroom door and on the opposite end of the > >> kitchen counter) work normally. > >> > >> All three of these seemed to be without power when I did a quick > >> check on our last outing. When I tested them today I noticed a very > >> dim glow from a test lamp. Putting in a voltage tester I get 67.4 to > >> 68.3 volts (AC) from these (nominally) 110/115 v outlets. It doesn't > >> seem to matter if its shore power, inverter power, or generator power > >> -- I get the same readings under each condition. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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semi-dead electrical outlets - Pete Masterson - 12-03-2006, 13:35
semi-dead electrical outlets - David Brady - 12-03-2006, 13:57
semi-dead electrical outlets - Pete Masterson - 12-04-2006, 05:59
semi-dead electrical outlets - Gregory OConnor - 12-04-2006 09:17
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