NO AC power
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Topic: NO AC power
Posted By: terry908
Subject: NO AC power
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 6:53am
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I cannot get AC power at camp ground although the power is clearly available where the power cord inserts into the trailer receptacle. HAs anyone seen thois problem before? When we intially set up the trailer we had normal power but later in the day the lights began blinking, the stereo locked up and several alarms went off and haven' t had power other than battery since.
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 7:33am
"power is clearly available"... How do you know? You see sparks when you disconnect and connect? Please say "no".. "We always turn off the pedestal breaker before hooking up or unhooking..."
assuming you have power TO the Pod, the next thing to check is the breakers. Make sure they are not tripped, make sure they are seated fully, make sure the wires are all tight. (disconnect from the pedestal BEFORE doing anything more then flipping a breaker)
Check the GFCI outlet.
Lights are on the 12v side. So if you have battery, you should have lights.
In fact if you have 12v, the only things you shouldn't have is outlets, microwave, a/c, fridge and WH on 120v. Without knowing what Pod model you have, can't say what the stereo should be doing, but MOST are 12v. Some are 120v.
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Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 8:20am
My first step would be to shut off power at the pedestal, then check connection at the trailer. It is a twist lock plug, so make sure the connection is good, and the retaining ring is tight. then set the breaker at the pedestal and try again. If still no power then check the main breaker in the trailer by turning it off then back on. If still no power I can't think of much yu can check without a meter.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers)
2011 R-Pod 177
2010 Ford F-150
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Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 7:25pm
I've seen campground pedestals that:- Have breaker switches in the 'off' position and need to be switched 'on'
- With a worn 30a receptacle that will work if you put some perpendicular tension on the power cord (e.g. one or two wraps of cord around the pedestal)
- Simply aren't working
But, I've never seen one that is working that wouldn't power my r-pod.
Of course, you may have accidentally flipped a breaker in your r-pod. Have you tried turning all of them 'off' then 'on' again (note: sometimes when a breaker blows, it doesn't move enough to be clearly visible)
Other than that, its time to pull out your 15-to-30 amp adaptor and use one of the 15a sockets on the pedestal.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 8:36pm
Could be the CFCI needs to be reset.
TT
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2010 176
FJ Cruiser
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 7:56am
If you have a digital multimeter or a circuit tester, check the pedestal outlet to make sure it has power. It could be the problem is not in the pedestal, but upstream from there.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS
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Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 9:42am
After checking all of the above, if you still don't have power, see if you can hook up to another power pedestal.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 12:34pm
+3 to GFCI
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 5:43pm
Ha! One would think spelling GFCI wouldn't be too hard.
TT
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2010 176
FJ Cruiser
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 6:01pm
Funny, you're cool. I reset mine today and TV and stereo worked, no fridge, microwave or AC, hope to hear back on this.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 6:37pm
Yeah, I hope we hear back too. It's nice when someone's suggestion really helps, but it's also a problem we'd all like to see resolved. Maybe we'll learn something new...
TT
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2010 176
FJ Cruiser
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