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R-pod Owners Forum : BIG MISTAKE! https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : BIG MISTAKE! Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 13:02:17 +0000 Sat, 19 Jun 2021 08:44:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14736 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ BIG MISTAKE! : The refer controls and the radio... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143496#143496 Author: offgrid
Subject: 14736
Posted: 19 Jun 2021 at 8:44am

The refer controls and the radio are 12vdc, so check the 12v supply and fuses too, you may have blown some of those as well.]]> Sat, 19 Jun 2021 08:44:56 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143496#143496 BIG MISTAKE! : So far Iâ€™ve verified the microwave... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143490#143490 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 7:21pm

So far I’ve verified the microwave is toast. So need to look for a suitable replacement. No sign of power to the refer digital display so I have to investigate that as well. And no sign of power to the a/c thermostat or the radio.

I may have blown every 120volt appliance.

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:21:26 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143490#143490 BIG MISTAKE! : Here is a link to the replacement... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143487#143487 Author: riotkayak284
Subject: 14736
Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 12:46pm

Here is a link to the replacement I put in mine... Just take a pic of the wiring BEFORE and then match it up....Takes about 15 minutes...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004A34G94/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:46:11 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143487#143487 BIG MISTAKE! : Originally posted by ArenaBlancaI... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143485#143485 Author: TheBum
Subject: 14736
Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 11:30am

Originally posted by ArenaBlanca

I am still fighting through a similar issue. Lightning hit a tree located 4 feet away from the camper. Fried the converter, the TV, and the coffee maker. It also blew a board on the heater as well as the interface between the thermostat and the A/C units. So you might want to check to see if the thermostat is working correctly.

Were you using a surge protector? Just curious because a surge protector may not protect against such a close lightning strike.

]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:30:56 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143485#143485 BIG MISTAKE! : I am still fighting through a... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143484#143484 Author: ArenaBlanca
Subject: 14736
Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 10:45am

I am still fighting through a similar issue. Lightning hit a tree located 4 feet away from the camper. Fried the converter, the TV, and the coffee maker. It also blew a board on the heater as well as the interface between the thermostat and the A/C units. So you might want to check to see if the thermostat is working correctly.]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:45:50 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143484#143484 BIG MISTAKE! : Iâ€™d be too too happy with only... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143482#143482 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 6:33pm

I’d be too too happy with only that👍😂]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:33:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143482#143482 BIG MISTAKE! : The last one of those I worked... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143477#143477 Author: furpod
Subject: 14736
Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 1:19pm

The last one of those I worked on, it got the converter/charger, TV, a radio, a Hopper, and the main DTV box.
]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:19:18 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143477#143477 BIG MISTAKE! : Yes. Thanks for that. Thatâ€™s... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143472#143472 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 12:15pm

Yes. Thanks for that. That’s what I thought as well. I am guessing I may have zapped a few things then. I ordered a new converter so there is that.

I need to do some exploring to find where each of the a/c appliances are powered up and try to isolate each one into operation or failure?

Sounds fun but it’s not like I don’t have other things to do !😂😂

]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:15:52 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143472#143472 BIG MISTAKE! : Originally posted by MARCHIONWill... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143471#143471 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 14736
Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 11:33am

Originally posted by MARCHION

Will the appliances work without new converter installed??

A/C appliances do not require the converter. However, they may have been zapped when they say 240VAC instead of 120VAC.

The 12V items are downstream of the converter. The fridge is connected to both 12V and 120VAC, so that is a big question mark. The microwave is 120VAC, and does not require the converter, but likewise may have been zapped by the high voltage. Water heater may be OK if the AC switch was off. The furnace runs on 12V. The TV may also have been zapped as the stock TV runs on 120VAC. Many people have switched their TV to 12VDC.

]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:33:20 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143471#143471 BIG MISTAKE! : Will the appliances work without... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143457#143457 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 7:02pm

Will the appliances work without new converter installed??]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:02:14 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143457#143457 BIG MISTAKE! : Yes. Good point. I heated up the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143455#143455 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:54pm

Yes. Good point. I heated up the white wire but taped it black. Somehow I was thinking the A/C was240 volt and the trailer dealt with it.

12 v system works. I’ve got 120 v coming into panel. The only breaker thrown was the bottom converter breaker. But no sign of power to appliances.

My converter is fried as I took it out.

Any recommendations on converter replacement?

AND. Should the microwave and A/C and refer and recepticals (basically shore power) work without converter installed? I’m thinking not but I don’t know.

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:54:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143455#143455 BIG MISTAKE! : THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143453#143453 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:41pm

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. Plug looked similar to 240 and I somehow wired it that way.

BONEHEAD move🤬

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:41:19 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143453#143453 BIG MISTAKE! : Easy to do if you use the wrong... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143451#143451 Author: offgrid
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:27pm

Easy to do if you use the wrong cable and connect white to hot instead of neutral. One reason the Code does not allow white to be used of anything but neutral. ]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:27:40 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143451#143451 BIG MISTAKE! : I've heard of campgrounds... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143440#143440 Author: TheBum
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 2:39pm

I've heard of campgrounds or inexperienced electricians hooking up TT30 sockets to 240V because the sockets look so similar to 240V.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:39:02 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143440#143440 BIG MISTAKE! : +1 Was thinking the same thing,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143439#143439 Author: jato
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 2:14pm

+1 Was thinking the same thing, plug orientation is different for 240 than it is for 120.
]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:14:18 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143439#143439 BIG MISTAKE! : How did you even do that? https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143437#143437 Author: riotkayak284
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 12:37pm

How did you even do that?
]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:37:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143437#143437 BIG MISTAKE! : Quite likely the charger is what's... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143428#143428 Author: offgrid
Subject: 14736
Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:08am

Quite likely the charger is what's cooked. Shut off all the breakers, connect to 120vac, turn on the main, and then turn on one at a time to see what works and doesn't. ]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:08:28 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143428#143428 BIG MISTAKE! : So the 12 volt system works. Lights,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143424#143424 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 11:04pm

So the 12 volt system works. Lights, pop out etc. I have to troubleshoot the A\C in and find out what’s been blown up.?]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:04:43 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143424#143424 BIG MISTAKE! : Yes. I still have all the 12v... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143422#143422 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 10:19pm

Yes. I still have all the 12v fuses although I have not checked yet to see if I have a12v system working. My battery will be replaced tomorrow to find the answer to that.

I definitely toasted something. I’m wondering where to start looking.

I will take out the panel and have a look inside and try to find 110v somewhere for starters. And then try to check the converter.

Thank you.

I’m open to more opinions on what might be the first thing to blow on 240v!!

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:19:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143422#143422 BIG MISTAKE! : I would start with checking all... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143416#143416 Author: Pod People
Subject: 14736
Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 9:27pm

I would start with checking all fuses in the power panel. the panel will also let you know the status of the 12v fuses . You MAY still have battery power for lights, water pump, fridge(on propane).

the WAFCO power converter website has checklists for testing the converter. also check the forum section Podmods, maintenance and tips. There is an instruction manual there that will have multiple posts about checking the electrical system.

Hopefully fuses are all that you blew.

vann

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:27:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143416#143416 BIG MISTAKE! : I inadvertently hooked up my 179... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14736&PID=143415#143415 Author: MARCHION
Subject: 14736
Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 8:05pm

I inadvertently hooked up my 179 to 240 volts today. My son was inside and heard a POP and when I went inside I smelled burned electrical.

Wonder where to start looking for the most likely damages first? I cannot locate where that smell originated or that POP sounded. Sleepy

Any help is appreciated 👍👍

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