Hot skin test: a final posting

[Kurt Horvath]

Ralph,

I am saddened by your decision to stop responding and posting to this
site. I for one have read most of what you have posted including the
files, links, and the database. The only place I could get full
blueprints of my coach was from a very gracious and generous Texan,
he speaks very highly of you. As well as others that I have meet and
become friends with. Tech's I know in Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida
all know you and respect your abilities. It is only through the
knowledge
and generous giving of your experience and others am I able to kept
that
puppy going down the road. We will all be poorer without your
participation.

Back in January I had a good Ass Chewing on the old Bird forum over
the new '09 BB, right or wrong, That person expressed his heartfelt
opinion. I had to reach deep down and explain my opinions to him. In
the end we reached a mutual respect for each other's opinion.

In my professional life, I post on other sites such as this one. I
have almost 40 years of experience in my field of work. I learned the
Old School way. I catch hell from the hobbyist and short timers
every other posting. I am RIGHT they are WRONG! If you don't agree,
TOO
BAD! You can't fix stupid. The brevity and impersonal nature of the
Internet. The way we post messages in general is how we fall into
this trap.

I do have the HOT SKIN PROBLEM. I even did an online tutorial on how
to use my Multi-Meter. It didn't really help me, when it comes to
Electricity, I run for help.

I'm coming through your back yard on September 31. Would you be
available to check my coach for this problem?

You may reply to this post or if you prefer call me at 931-625-3893

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42 WLWB
10AC


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
>
> Everyone:
>
> The hot skin on an RV is very serious business, please take it
seriously
> because people have literally died from this problem. I know people
who
> have grabbed the handle on the side of RV's put their left foot on
the
> metal step and the right foot in just a trace of water puddled form
rain
> and has had the right heel literally blown off. This is documented
fact not
> fiction.
>
> Hot skin is a high resistance short, not enough of a short to trip
a
> breaker but enough of one to cause a tingling if your hands are
sweaty and
> you touch metal. Ohms will not find this short and the only way to
know
> which circuit this problem is on is to do a voltage check, period.
9 out of
> 10 times your Coach is plugged in to shore power and all will be ok
with
> the 50 amp or 30 amp. This problem will show up if your using an
adapter to
> a 110 vac shore power source.
>
> I have given this Forum the right way to check for this problem and
the
> only way that is prescribed and taught to all RV techs the world
over in
> formal programs for that purpose.
>
> Over the years I have posted things to help the owners to help
themselves.
> I have spent countless hours going through schools to gain the
knowledge to
> make a living for my Family with a BSEE degree and then after
retiring, I
> attended a school strictly for the trouble shooting and repair of
RV's and
> all the systems used in them.
>
> Self help postings:
>
> This will be my last posting on anything concerning self help to
the Forum
> nor will I make up any further manuals of "how to's" on Birds as
they seem
> to cause such scrutiny and deemed to be of no use what so ever.
Please get
> your Bird checked out and take it to a shop if you like and pay
money for a
> simple 10 minute check you could have done, as others have
suggested. Good luck
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> 84FC35 "Ruff Diamond"
> Duncan, Oklahoma
>