Hot skin safety test time

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

John:

It is possible of course. Check the ground and neutral in that outlet back
to the main breaker box. The neutral should only be tied to ground in the
main. Still, in Rv's it can be an easy thing to have a hot skin on other
units as well if the neutral is touching the ground in one or more of any
appliance or wiring junction boxes that were used.

Yes you need a multimeter, and there are some meters on the market that has
an IR built into them for checking hot spots like on tires rims or what ever.

Do the checks on the Coach and if there is no change in the meter readings
when you go through the shut off of the breakers in the main control box
then it is a good bet you have a problem with the source.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
84FC35 "Ruff Diamond"
Duncan, Oklahoma

At 02:12 AM 9/5/2008 +0000, you wrote:
>This is rather timely. I was sitting on the ground at the back of my
>coach and touched the exhaust pipe from the genny. My first thought
>was the pipe was hot (like in temperature) but after considering it
>was hot like in electric. I fear I must reseach this. I guess I am
>going to have to get one of them there meters and learn how to use
>it. The only clue I have on this is that I have had that happen
>before with trailers and such parked in the same place. Now this is
>a real stupid question is there anyway this could be house related
>and not RV related? The bus is parked over the electrical line that
>leads from the "box" underground into the meter and then the house.
>Just seems odd to have had so similar a situation with two RV's and
>no other indications of trouble. I guess I do need a meter don't I?
>The bus was plugged into the AC outlet I am pretty certain.
>John Heckman
>central Pa
>1973 FC
>