So we landed in a camp spot with only 50amp service versus the 30 our rig needs. No problem. Pull out the dog bone, plug into the pedestal, attach my Progressive Dynamics surge protector (let it go through its check process) then plug in my 30 amp line...all good.
DW and I are relaxing in our unit for hours when all of a sudden no power. I check all breakers, both internal & external, nothing has thrown. Strangely, my surge protector is not showing any error and seems to be working fine so I have good power at the pedestal. Then I wonder if my surge protector is still acting wonky and plug in my 30 amp cord directly to the dog bone...everything then powers up just fine.
But I then notice that the weight of my surge protector hanging from the dog bone is causing the 50 amp connection into the pedestal to pull out of the plug maybe a quarter of an inch (actually a little less.) I put some rubber pads under my surge protector to "prop it up" (no more hanging) and everything has been working perfectly ever since. Haven't ever run into this issue before so thought I'd share hoping to help the next guy save a couple of hours and frustration troubleshooting!
DW and I are relaxing in our unit for hours when all of a sudden no power. I check all breakers, both internal & external, nothing has thrown. Strangely, my surge protector is not showing any error and seems to be working fine so I have good power at the pedestal. Then I wonder if my surge protector is still acting wonky and plug in my 30 amp cord directly to the dog bone...everything then powers up just fine.
But I then notice that the weight of my surge protector hanging from the dog bone is causing the 50 amp connection into the pedestal to pull out of the plug maybe a quarter of an inch (actually a little less.) I put some rubber pads under my surge protector to "prop it up" (no more hanging) and everything has been working perfectly ever since. Haven't ever run into this issue before so thought I'd share hoping to help the next guy save a couple of hours and frustration troubleshooting!