"John H" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:25:24 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 22, 9:56 am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:51:00 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:





"Jim24242" wrote in message
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There is a plug in tester at camping world that seems to offer all
the
informatiom you need. Voltage Frequency Amps and polarity. It didn't
say
how many amps though. One thing though. Ant testing you do should be
at
the power pedestal BEFORE you hook your camper to it. That means you
need
to use an adapter to convert from a 30A receptacle to a 15A
receptacle.

The only problem with that .... John ... pay attention..... is that if
the RV site's wiring or power is lacking, it will not show a voltage
droop
with any load. In other words, the voltage may read 120vac under no
load,
but after he plugs in and fires up the AC it might droop. He can find
out
by measuring the voltage before he hooks up and then again with the AC
running at any 120vac outlet in his camper, assuming it is not powered
by a
converter. Usually the microwave and the AC are not run through the
converter, so either of the power sources inside the camper could be
checked.

The voltage at the remote power setup I had in Florida used to droop to
105vac on some days. Bad for the AC compressor. That's why I bought the
buck/boost transformer.

That's a good point - didn't think of that.

It's all about the load baby.

If you turn the AC on, you should be able to tell if the voltage drops
at another 120 Vac receptacle right?

I'm sure somebody ha a device out there that you can load test a
voltage drop. like you plug the thing in, hit a button and watch to
see if the source electrical devices will hold current at the
acceptable breaker amperage.

The same thing I do with my Snap-on AVM tester. obsolete with the
carbon piles etc, but it will truly tell you what batteries and
charging systems are made out of.

I've got one of these on my wish list now.

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...-monitor/24900
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John H


Great...then all you'll need is a competent person to operate it for you.