(Edit: disregard this post! Now I see your RV is a 30 amp.)
There is a very large selection of analog VOMs on Amazon. You can also buy BOTH in the same unit. I like the scales on this one (analog only) because both 120 VAC as well as 12-13 VDC is halfway up the scale when on the 250 VAC or 25 VDC scale.
Disregard my previous post about the two CBs, I was thinking it was a 50-amp RV. 30-amp is simpler.
I have several different VOMs for different purposes, both digital and analog. I find it to be very rare to be concerned with ohms per volt or to need 100% accuracy. In fact, most of the time I want a heavier load when I measure voltage. It all depends on the job. And too often the DMM needs to settle down and when it does, be sure to check if you're reading volts or millivolts.
Have fun trying to peak (or dip) a coil of a transmitter (or whatever) with the DMM.
Anything old enough to need analog tuning is too old to bother with. I haven't seen tweakers in a radio since the 1990s. But I've done it, it's not that hard. Mostly depends on the refresh rate of the meter. Some like Flukes have a pretty responsive bar graph on the bottom of the display.
Yeah, I have used such Flukes at work. True RMS, a "digital analog" (or should I call it an analog-digital scale?
)and all that. Better than most by far. But for 99.9% of what I use a VOM for, just give me a cheap ten-buck analog VOM.
See bottom left (20KΩ per volt DC, 9KΩ on AC)--not that I care for anything I will use it for):
Yeah, I have used such Flukes at work. True RMS, a "digital analog" (or should I call it an analog-digital scale?
-Don- Reno, NV
All circuit breakers are good, I reset them all.
That tells us that you do have 120V into the RV, so you can safely assume that the outlet you are connected to is good, your shore power cord is good, and the main circuit breaker as well as the one supplying the microwave are also good.
I will assume that you realize that the only way to be sure that your circuit breakers are closed is to open each one and then close it again? If not, do that now.
Is there any chance that your device could be bad? If it is the one I see online, it should have a built-in voltmeter. Is there another outlet somewhere that you could plug into just to verify that it is working? If you are connected to a typical RV power pedestal it should have a double, 15a outlet on it that you could use to test and be certain. It probably has a circuit breaker above it.
While I am a retired electrical technician, you really don't need to have much knowledge of electricity to use a meter for basic information. A cheap one will give you more information and they come with instructions on how to take measurements. Don't let us intimidate you for a lack of experience. All of us had to learn as well and many began with no more knowledge than you have. Are you sure that you do not have another GFCI somewhere that you aren't aware of? Also, if you could post pictures of your electrical distribution panel, and possible the GFCI it might just trigger some thought from one of us who have a lot of experience.
Yes, but that is not a clamp on ammeter. You can't check amperage draw with this.
I own several of those too. But I think we should all get back to the OP problem until it is repaired.
Plus, a clamp on only works if you access the hot conductor by itself. Not easy to do with romex unless you strip it back.
