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Old 05-24-2019, 01:42 PM   #1
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Question about generator 120V AC power

A little background: When I bought this rig the generator manual said to run the gennie for two hours a month to keep the seals lubed. So, on my first day I fired it up and turned things on an off to make sure they worked (Roof AC, DC control panel, interior 120V receptacles, etc.). Everything worked. Second day I moved the rig to a place with 30 Amp shore power and plugged it in. Again, everything worked for a time. In trying to diagnose why a few of my 120V plugs weren't working, I disconnected from shore power and started the gennie. This time none of the 120V AC accessories worked.

Googling the problem it seems that when on gennie power the 30 Amp power cord should be plugged in to the receptacle located in the power cord storage box. Is this correct? For the life of me I cannot recall if the power cord was plugged in to this receptacle when I first removed it to plug into shore power.
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Old 05-24-2019, 02:22 PM   #2
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Yes that is correct cord needs to be plugged into that receptacle as I don't think that year rig of yours has an Auto transfer switch.
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Yes that is correct cord needs to be plugged into that receptacle as I don't think that year rig of yours has an Auto transfer switch.
Thanks! That's what I figured but I didn't want to fry anything...
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Sometimes the simple approach is the best. My 2002 has a transfer switch that failed and the replacement cost me $257 plus my labor. If I'd thought about it I might have gone the plug-in route. Given the way we use our rig, I don't think it would be an inconvenience to have to plug into the generator receptacle.
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