semi-dead electrical outlets

[David Brady]

Pete,

Did you test the ground fault outlet; i.e., press the test/reset to see
if it opens the circuit? I assume the single ground fault protects all
3 outlets. Just a guess but could a faulty ground fault allow the ground
at the outlets to float such that you get an arbitrary low voltage at the
outlets?

David Brady
'02 LXi

Pete Masterson wrote:
> On my coach ('95 WBDA 42' there are three 110 V electrical outlets
> in the kitchen area (located curb side). Two are beneath the cabinets
> above the sink (only one is GFID) and the third is on the end of the
> kitchen counter next to the sofa. Other electrical outlets down that
> side of the coach (by the bedroom door and on the opposite end of the
> kitchen counter) work normally.
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> All three of these seemed to be without power when I did a quick
> check on our last outing. When I tested them today I noticed a very
> dim glow from a test lamp. Putting in a voltage tester I get 67.4 to
> 68.3 volts (AC) from these (nominally) 110/115 v outlets. It doesn't
> seem to matter if its shore power, inverter power, or generator power
> -- I get the same readings under each condition.
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