semi-dead electrical outlets

[Gregory OConnor]

I remember overhearing a customer at homedepot complain that he had
to replace two bad gfi recepticals in a row. I added my two cents
and asked if he may have a 'ground fault'. I dont know the outcome
of his situation, but what makes a gfi go bad if it is not worked or
exersized? Its like replacing a fuse; "Blown fuse is a result not a
cause"
GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa
'the cause of trouble'-'in trouble as a result'

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete 'Masterson
wrote:
>
> Bingo! Ground fault outlet is it. After pressing the reset _very_
> hard (harder than I'd pressed it before), the power came back on
at
> full strength. Test button doesn't work at all. Looks like I'll be
> getting a new GFI outlet...
>
> Pete Masterson
> aeonix1@...
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
> El Sobrante, CA
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> On Dec 3, 2006, at 5:57 PM, David Brady wrote:
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> > 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.
> >>
> >> 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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