2Amy4805
Advanced Member
I actually just wanted to post this as an FYI to others.
We arrived at the coast to camp for the weekend plus. We got all set up, did the normal things. We were on a 50 amp site and plugged in. . Later we discovered we had no hot water. So I turned it to gas and all was well. The weather which was warm in the day, we had the main air on. Later on in the day we discovered our second air was not working. During the night the weather got rather cold. The next morning I turned on our electric fireplace and found it not to be working. So I click on the heat for gas and my refrigerator goes into low "DC mode" and beeping. Everything was working on a weekend trip a month ago. So I decided "maybe" it was probably my 50 amp service here. So i take my cord and plug it in to a vacant spot, and still the same if not worse. Okay, now i am frustrated. I go to my female end of my cord and noticed my collar ring was broke and my plug was about a quarter of the way out.
I didn't bring all the tools that I carry when going cross country. just the basic tools and I found my black electrical tape and wrapped it over my collar. I pushed the cord in and made a better connection.
A long story short. That plastic collar ring had broke and i was not making good contact. My temporary fix with the black tape worked and now the things that hadn't worked before are now working.
Now I have ordered two of the locking collars. One to replace and a spare. Like I said, This was an FYI maybe it could help others if any of these things occur.
We arrived at the coast to camp for the weekend plus. We got all set up, did the normal things. We were on a 50 amp site and plugged in. . Later we discovered we had no hot water. So I turned it to gas and all was well. The weather which was warm in the day, we had the main air on. Later on in the day we discovered our second air was not working. During the night the weather got rather cold. The next morning I turned on our electric fireplace and found it not to be working. So I click on the heat for gas and my refrigerator goes into low "DC mode" and beeping. Everything was working on a weekend trip a month ago. So I decided "maybe" it was probably my 50 amp service here. So i take my cord and plug it in to a vacant spot, and still the same if not worse. Okay, now i am frustrated. I go to my female end of my cord and noticed my collar ring was broke and my plug was about a quarter of the way out.
I didn't bring all the tools that I carry when going cross country. just the basic tools and I found my black electrical tape and wrapped it over my collar. I pushed the cord in and made a better connection.
A long story short. That plastic collar ring had broke and i was not making good contact. My temporary fix with the black tape worked and now the things that hadn't worked before are now working.
Now I have ordered two of the locking collars. One to replace and a spare. Like I said, This was an FYI maybe it could help others if any of these things occur.
