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Originally Posted by yetavon
The cord length may be the culprit for sure... Its a 100 ft 12 ga construction cord,with adapters going from 20 to 50 amp....ran the AC just fine....Ill bring our Kill-A-Watt over later....this morning on the way home, fridge was @ 38. switched to gas and it fired up.
Proper wiring is in the works...
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"Just fine" is a relative term when it comes to inductive loads. Without knowing how low the voltage drops during compressor startup, you could be burning up the AC and not even know it till its too late.
You need to monitor the AC voltage when using a long extension cord and never use the Air Conditioner at all. It will have severe voltage drop and may be why your Fridge won't heat very well on shore power.
Oh and Kill-a-Watt may not show voltage, I forget.
You should have one of these in your tool box to check the campground power anyway. They are cheap and work great.