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Old 09-06-2015, 07:06 PM   #21
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The problem has been found. Our trailer actually showed more stray voltage than our daughter's. The cause of it turned out to be the extension cord my husband was using to access the power source - the ground prong had been sawed off many years ago.

Testing other people's trailers showed about 0.5 volts when testing metal parts, our daughter's showed 1.5 and ours 37.5! So 0.5 stray volts appear to be normal. I think it's time we invested in a better extension cord!
Daisy-chained TTs, step-down adapters, low-amp old cords with the ground cut off, and enough problems in your trailer to see 37 stray volts! (which will trip either a breaker or at the least the GFCI once you start using an appropriate, 30 Amp cord with a ground! You were lucky! Time not for just a new cord, but for a complete electrical inspection!
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Old 09-06-2015, 08:59 PM   #22
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Why would you even think of bringing a cord with no ground??
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Old 09-07-2015, 04:14 AM   #23
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It was my husband's department, not mine! I am in charge of the domestic stuff - food, etc. I had no idea he did that. We borrowed a wire from someone and are using that until we leave this morning.
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Old 09-07-2015, 08:49 AM   #24
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It was my husband's department, not mine! I am in charge of the domestic stuff - food, etc.
Maybe it's time to get him involved in the forum?
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Old 09-07-2015, 01:20 PM   #25
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He does not seem interested.
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Old 09-07-2015, 01:38 PM   #26
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Just get a copper coated rod drive it in the ground and attach a wire from the rod to the trailer frame. Now you are grounded. No matter what is going on with the wiring
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Old 09-07-2015, 02:04 PM   #27
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That sounds easy!
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Old 09-07-2015, 02:05 PM   #28
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He does not seem interested.
That's to bad. It might be possible for him to pick up a few pointers here that could eliminate/prevent problems such as this one.
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Old 09-07-2015, 02:22 PM   #29
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He does spend a lot of time online and if he has a problem he will Google it, but he is not into joining a forum and exchanging information. If there is a question he often asks me to post it. It's the same with Facebook, he will look, but not post.
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