My electrician buddy wired me up a 30 amp plug for my rv, but like a lot of electrians he didn't know 30 amp rvs are 110 and made the mistake chronicled here:
http://www.noshockzone.org/accidentally-plugging-into-240-volt-outlet/
This is in my 1999 Itasca 37 foot Suncruiser, btw.
He was just trying to help me out, not his fault, I should have done my homework beforehand rather than after the fact. So i plugged my 30 amp rv into 220 for a minute or so. At one point there was a very loud pop behind the breaker box with a brief smell of burnt wiring or something.
To make a long story short, this happened about 48 hours ago and I have increased my knowledge of rv wiring about a 1000 fold since then, have done tons of reading, etc.
It seems I got lucky, I fixed the plug to the proper 30 amp configuration, of course. I went through the whole coach, circuit by circuit. My first concern was the converter, but it is producing a steady 13.75 volts and seems to be ok.
My next biggest concern was the Intellitec EMS system, but it seems to be working fine. At least the display is showing the amp load, it's detecting the 30 amp service and also the generator service when I ran that for a while. My reading suggests the frig is often fried by this also, but mine is fine. The front air conditioner is fine, too. TV is fine, too even though it's ancient and I wish it had fried. i have checked all the receptacles and 12 volt systems and they seem ok.
The problem is the back air conditioner, the fan runs fine, but when you turn it to cool the fan turns off and the unit groans a bit, that's all. I know the thermostats have a built in delay, but I couldnt sit there and listen to it groan, was worried about damaging it further.
So I guess the unit is destroyed or is there some hope of fixing the wiring or some intermediate part? Haven't had time to research this part yet. Maybe it's time for me to split the rear a/c off onto its own 20 amp circuity the way some have done.
Would appreciate any suggestions. I unscrewed the breaker box panel and looked at the wiring behind there, no obvious problem.
No fuses blew on the converter or on the intellitec system, I guess the breakers cutting off protected them.
http://www.noshockzone.org/accidentally-plugging-into-240-volt-outlet/
This is in my 1999 Itasca 37 foot Suncruiser, btw.
He was just trying to help me out, not his fault, I should have done my homework beforehand rather than after the fact. So i plugged my 30 amp rv into 220 for a minute or so. At one point there was a very loud pop behind the breaker box with a brief smell of burnt wiring or something.
To make a long story short, this happened about 48 hours ago and I have increased my knowledge of rv wiring about a 1000 fold since then, have done tons of reading, etc.
It seems I got lucky, I fixed the plug to the proper 30 amp configuration, of course. I went through the whole coach, circuit by circuit. My first concern was the converter, but it is producing a steady 13.75 volts and seems to be ok.
My next biggest concern was the Intellitec EMS system, but it seems to be working fine. At least the display is showing the amp load, it's detecting the 30 amp service and also the generator service when I ran that for a while. My reading suggests the frig is often fried by this also, but mine is fine. The front air conditioner is fine, too. TV is fine, too even though it's ancient and I wish it had fried. i have checked all the receptacles and 12 volt systems and they seem ok.
The problem is the back air conditioner, the fan runs fine, but when you turn it to cool the fan turns off and the unit groans a bit, that's all. I know the thermostats have a built in delay, but I couldnt sit there and listen to it groan, was worried about damaging it further.
So I guess the unit is destroyed or is there some hope of fixing the wiring or some intermediate part? Haven't had time to research this part yet. Maybe it's time for me to split the rear a/c off onto its own 20 amp circuity the way some have done.
Would appreciate any suggestions. I unscrewed the breaker box panel and looked at the wiring behind there, no obvious problem.
No fuses blew on the converter or on the intellitec system, I guess the breakers cutting off protected them.