how low is too low AC voltage?

[PatLee]

Why not just stay at a local RV park close to your relatives?

[SilverHouseDreams]

Originally Posted by WineStream

I assure everyone that my welder outlet has no exposed or bare connections. You can all sleep easy tonight.

It isn't the outlet everyone is referring to, it is your dead man's cable that has exposed prongs on one end to connect into the generator and the exposed prongs on the other end that connect into your welder receptacle. There is nothing to assure that either end isn't charged when the prongs are exposed.

Another terrifying part of this is that, sure, you may remember to turn off the main breaker from the utility...but that doesn't mean "someone" else doesn't come along later and think its a good idea to turn that breaker back on.

Disconnect switches exist and are required by code to avoid this problem from ever happening, as it could also be really exciting on your end if the utility power is restored and "someone" unknowingly turns that main breaker back on while your generator is also connected.

Sorry, I am glad I am not your neighbor and I also am glad that I have a hardwired EMS in my AS in the event I am ever camped next to you with faulty wiring in the CG.

[WineStream]

Wow. Nothing like an almost 9 year old thread getting resurrected to kick me some more. Feels great.

Hope you have a great day, too!

[rowiebowie]

Originally Posted by WineStream

Wow. Nothing like an almost 9 year old thread getting resurrected to kick me some more. Feels great.

So long as you're here, how about the "rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used to say?

Did you ever experience problems running your a/c off a 20A plug?

[WineStream]

Originally Posted by rowiebowie

So long as you're here, how about the "rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used to say?

Did you ever experience problems running your a/c off a 20A plug?

Thanks for the courteous response :-)

FYI for those wondering, atobols = WineStream. I had my username changed some years ago because I was tired of explaining to people why my username was "atobols".

To answer your question in short: no. I (personally) never experienced problems so long as I was not using an extension cord; which was the original point of the thread: to find out what people though was too low of voltage. Long story short, to say that one doesn't have issues with a 20A outlet doesn't give enough info. I now have a voltage gauge and check that often.

If I really have 20A at 115V and it can maintain that after A/C start, then I don't have problems (without extension cord). However in real use in camping over the last ~9 years, getting even 30A at 115V strong enough to run A/C when everyone else at the park is running their A/C too is tough. I've never found strong 20A except at my own house and then I don't give a #&$% about running the A/C.

Back in 2009, I bought a simple analog voltage gauge that plugs in to an outlet in the Airstream. If it's low, I don't turn the A/C on. If it seems OK and I turn the A/C on then I go check the gauge to make sure it stays OK. If the A/C has been running for a long time without cycling off, I check the gauge.

So far so good.