Ground fault light on 1972 argosy

[LOREN SILVA]

My small exterior ground fault indicator light on the left rear side of the trailer is glowing orange?
Does this indicate a ground fault or not?
thanks

[TG Twinkie]

That is not a ground fault indicator.
It indicates that the power to the coach is wired incorrectly.
In most cases when this light is wired in it's original way. It indicates the hot wire and neutral are reversed. This can be a result of the Shore Power cable being wired incorrectly or the power source itself is wired wrong.
In either case, the shell of the trailer can be hot. Which means you could get shocked under the right conditions when you touch the trailer.
You need to get this corrected as soon as possible. DO NOT PLUG THE COACH IN UNTIL YOU ARE SURE IT IS WIRED CORRECTLY.

[Aage]

For 5 to 10 dollars you can get a simple to use outlet tester that will safely tell you in a few seconds if an outlet is wired correctly.

at Home Depot

[Inland RV Center, In]

Originally Posted by LOREN SILVA

My small exterior ground fault indicator light on the left rear side of the trailer is glowing orange?
Does this indicate a ground fault or not?
thanks

Airstream calls that light a "ground fault" light.

It tells you that the trailer shell is not "grounded" properly, therefore a "fault".

Andy

[TG Twinkie]

It was called a "Reverse Polarity Light", back in the day. attached is an explanation of it's function.

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/...arityLight.png