DeweyClawson
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Loose or corroded connection, at or downstream from the gfci. JMHO
Test the GFCI and the outlets downstream may or may not be off. If they are wired to the load side of the GFCI then they are protected by the GFCI and would be off. If they are simply wired to the the line side ie; in parallel with the GFCI, they are not protectd by the GFCI and testing it will not affect those breakers.
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saber
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Finally got back to troubleshooting my electrical problem. Turned out to be a faulty GFI that would test good sometimes and other times drop about 10 volts on the output side. The upside is that I now know more about the wiring paths on this coach then I hope I will never need to use again. Thanks for the ideas and inputs.
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Mandolin Guy
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Aluminum wiring with copper in the receptacle can cause overheating. You can feel it if you put your hand on the receptacle. Too small wiring can complicate it, too.
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wa8yxm
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Well David, to answer the question in your SIG:
"f you give a horse water, you call it watering the horse. When you give a cat milk, why don't you call it milking the cat?"
Because they call it "milking the cow"
Actually.. Most cats can not digest milk well (Save for cat's milk) so giving milk to an adult cat is not a good idea.
The exception are dairy farm cats who often get a shot of cow juice and thus do not loose their ability to digest it.
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D.R.Bain
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saber wrote:The two kitchen 110 outlets are putting out low power--around 92 volts. I have fiddled around with the electrical system for a couple of days and have concluded that the circuit breaker is not the problem, and interestingly enough, the bathroom 110 GFI outlet, which is on the same circuit, reads 112 volts. I have dropped all power off of the coach; checked every fuse, and followed the wiring as much as I can with nothing unusual found. Anyone had a similar problem, or any good ideas before I schedule our PA into the dealer?
If the outlets use the push fittings on the back of the outlet instead of the screw terminals I would relocate the wires to the screw terminals. I have had experience with the wires not making good contact and therefore passing on less voltage.
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alcolby
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There are some real good suggestions here, and some very bad ones, too.
I suggest you seek competent help if you cannot separate the two.
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Mandolin Guy
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Thanks, wa8yxm. Now I can sleep at night. I used to live on a farm. Six hand-milked cows, pigs, chickens, 2 plow mules (Kit & Pat) and no tractor. And, yeah, I've given the cats a squirt or two from time to time.
So, what do you call it when you give a cat milk directly from the manufacturer?
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southernkilowatt
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I think some of the ideas were good, some even funny. Its hard to troubleshoot something without actually "laying hands" on it, but you guys certainly had some good places to look. I will point out that anytime there is a voltage drop of any signifigance there will also be heat so maybe the simplest thing to have done was a feel test and look for what was warm? I'm glad that you got the problem fixed, if it had been me I would have worried to death about it until it was fixed. I have made a lot of money over the years off of "home electricians" and the one that stands out in my mind the most was a guy that couldn't figure out why his landscape lightbulbs kept exploding when he turned on the breaker. I asked him how he had it wired and his response was," I have the black wire on the top hole of the breaker and the white wire on the bottom hole of the breaker."
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Ames
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Start at the first low voltage reading and work back. As soon as you read proper voltage the cause is away from the source. Hopefully just a poor connection.
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