BIG MISTAKE!
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Topic: BIG MISTAKE!
Posted By: MARCHION
Subject: BIG MISTAKE!
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 8:05pm
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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.
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Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 9:27pm
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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 ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: MARCHION
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 10:19pm
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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!! |
Posted By: MARCHION
Date 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.? |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:08am
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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. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: riotkayak284
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 12:37pm
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How did you even do that? |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 2:14pm
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+1 Was thinking the same thing, plug orientation is different for 240 than it is for 120. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 2:39pm
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I've heard of campgrounds or inexperienced electricians hooking up TT30 sockets to 240V because the sockets look so similar to 240V.
------------- Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:27pm
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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. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: MARCHION
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:41pm
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THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. Plug looked similar to 240 and I somehow wired it that way. BONEHEAD move🤬
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Posted By: MARCHION
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 6:54pm
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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.
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Posted By: MARCHION
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 7:02pm
| Will the appliances work without new converter installed?? |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 11:33am
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. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: MARCHION
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 12:15pm
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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 !😂😂
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 1:19pm
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The last one of those I worked on, it got the converter/charger, TV, a radio, a Hopper, and the main DTV box. ------------- |
Posted By: MARCHION
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 6:33pm
| I’d be too too happy with only that👍😂 |
Posted By: ArenaBlanca
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 10:45am
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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. ------------- Enjoy Life!! |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 11:30am
Were you using a surge protector? Just curious because a surge protector may not protect against such a close lightning strike. ------------- Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
Posted By: riotkayak284
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 12:46pm
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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
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Posted By: MARCHION
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 7:21pm
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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.
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2021 at 8:44am
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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. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |