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RE: Electrical Issue
You may have burned the neutral wire open and possibly the ground too. Use an ohmeter to check the ground lug on the shoreline cord to the ground strip inside the breaker panel in the rv. Do the same for the other leads.
We checked the outlet and there is a hot wire, but the neutral is open and the ground is grounded. Do you know if it's normally grounded to the chassis, if so, do you know where it would be located.
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aliceinanthemaz
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05/04/13 07:01pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Electrical Issue
We hooked up to the house 240v. My dad put this together and we've used it several times before but this time didn't remove one of the 120 wires. We had 2 hot and 1 ground instead of previously it was 1 hot and 2 ground.
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aliceinanthemaz
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05/04/13 05:52pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Electrical Issue
If you really had 240volts instead of 120volts, the microwave is probably fried along with other stuff.
Yes, we are pretty sure the microwave is a goner, but was wondering what else we may have screwed up in the electrical system itself since even the outlet the microwave used is no longer working.
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aliceinanthemaz
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05/04/13 05:22pm |
Tech Issues
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Electrical Issue
Need your advice for a novice RVer. I have a class C and now know that I was hooked up to 240V. I believe a power surge came through and knocked out my microwave, outlets, and ac. Everything that can run off the house battery is still running ok. But now even after correcting the hook up, the other items have not come back.
My dad is a dyi guy and we checked the fuses, one was burnt, we replaced it. We also tried to check the breakers. We had a test light and it appeared that electricity was coming into the breaker and then to rule out the breaker, we completed the circuit and the outlet to the microwave was still not working (we had a light bulb plugged in to see whether it would come on).
Any idea on what else is wrong? We plan to take it in on Monday, but was feeling anxious and would appreciate your opinions.
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aliceinanthemaz
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05/04/13 05:07pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Data Usage Skyrocketing
A while ago I was having problems with Firefox so I switched over to Chrome - that caused me to over my Verizon limit for the first time ever. When I switched back to Firefox my usage is back to normal.
I did switch to Chrome. I didn't think about this being something new since it was just a browser change. Thanks for the info on this.
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aliceinanthemaz
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01/30/13 04:05pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Data Usage Skyrocketing
I haven't yet seen any numbers from you. What number has your data jumped to ..and from what number?
My spring trip I used 5GB, this trip I used 22GB. I have a definite routine regarding what I do online so my behavior didn't change but my usage seemed to skyrocket.
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aliceinanthemaz
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01/29/13 01:47pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Data Usage Skyrocketing
Thanks for all the suggestions, many I've already been through with the Verizon folks. However I do think there is something to the web page content that some have suggested. Someone mentioned that with the new 4G speeds, the web page is able to load a lot more data today where in the past you would have already navigated to another page before some of the ads, etc were able to finish. I think I'm going to try Millenicom that a few mentioned. Regardless, that seems to be hard deal to beat. Thanks!
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aliceinanthemaz
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01/28/13 01:22pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Data Usage Skyrocketing
Network not open, password is very strong. Turn it off unless I'm using it. Tried checking all things like virus, additional programs running, etc. Went through the troubleshooting with verizon already on lots of these items so think I've ruled most of it out.
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aliceinanthemaz
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01/28/13 01:43am |
Technology Corner
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Data Usage Skyrocketing
I have a verizon mifi and have been using it on the road for 2 years now. It has treated me well until my last trip when my data suddenly went through the roof. My habits haven't changed but the amount of data that I'm getting charged for is 10-20X more than it used to be. I've tried looking into all the hints regarding background programs running or downloading, etc. Personally I think it is something Verizon is doing differently and was wondering if any one has also run into this? I've noticed some talk on their forums about this same issue, seemed to start around spring 2012.
Fortunately my contract is up next month so I can shop around so was wondering if anyone has any good experience with other providers. Verizon availability was pretty good so for that I hate to switch but I can't handle this new way of charging.
Any help would be great. Thx.
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aliceinanthemaz
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01/28/13 01:20am |
Technology Corner
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