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Originally Posted by FightinIrish
Have you checked the extension cord you are using to plug into shore power at home ? Would you get a similar reaction of the ground prong was broken, as many are, on the extension cord.
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Extension cord: Yes, I did this once, too. I replaced the plug end of an old 2 wire extension cord and used it for years. But once I used it for an RV, I discovered that it had hot and neutral reversed. Not a good thing!
If it was just the ground prong missing, things would still appear to work OK even if it's wired wrong. You'd think it would be always safer to use a 3 wire extension cord with a proper ground because it, in turn, grounds the TrailManor frame and skin. That's why this is such an insidious problem: The receptacle has the neutral and ground wired together AND reversed.