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Still working on electrical, having some warm weather. I have worked on the shore power female end and the male end of the connection in the RV. One problem was the screws in the male end needed additional tightening to properly engage and twist lock properly. I also found the receptacle in the bedroom did not have the center copper grounding, was totally not there?? When testing I noticed it indicated open ground. I have ordered two new plug-ins. The other plug-in the bedroom using shore power only plugged into 120 v extension cord is correct (also the other plug-in with the two grounds twisted together are good). I took out the house batteries and recharged them in the garage during the cooler weather. Put them back in the RV yesterday. Checked the EMS panel inside and looked good for 30 seconds and then went blank?? May have inverter problem (60 watt solar panel/Freedom 458 1500 watt inverter/charger)? I also took off the cover on the inverter/charger and the cooling fan blade had come loose. May be why it doesn't work. Also still do not have any power coming to the bathroom GFCI, which also shuts off plug-ins in the kitchen?? Will be checking today to see if a breaker or fuse has blown? Have narrowed it down from the inverter out to the GFCI? Need to find where, must be somewhere before the one in the bath room? Went back out and checked the inverter AC going in was 119.8v and the AC going out was zero, now I know why there is no power in the rest of the RV. Trying to find someone in the area that I could take it to was not possible.

The description of my RV is Holiday Rambler Endeavor 2002, Cummins diesel, 38'. On this trip I started taking the shore power cord out and plugged in (not checking to see if the switch was on or off) and then plugged in the other end into the RV. Sometimes I had to wiggle that end a bit to make sure it was making good contact. So far everything I did seemed to be wrong?? Would it be okay for me to plug into 120V only to check for the open neutral? I have a battery charger, should I charge up the house batteries? Steven

Not sure what you mean about generator. I purchased the RV 2 years ago but have never used the generator. It is an Onan 7.5QD diesel. I know the generator should be started a few times every year but never have. I have a 50 amp service at home and leave it plugged in 24/7 thinking that would keep everything similar to parking at RV camp grounds and ready to go. As you can tell I have a lot to learn!! It also has a 60 Watt solar panel. I live in Iowa so it can get below zero for several days in a row, wish I had garage for it. So back to the open neutral. Could the ATS still be faulty? Steven

The problem actually happened on the road as we turned into a rest area and noticed that the hot water heater was still turned on 120V. We turned off the water heater but the damage was done. Microwave (on plugin in cupboard) and portable ice maker plugged in on same wall in kitchen area so we unplugged them and used the same plugin on the wall below microwave for the coffee maker and toaster that still worked. Both plugins were showing 150V on the meter. Hope this information helps. Really appreciate your help. Steven

We were lucky to get home/parked outside. Can be connected to 50 amp service and did for a short time and now nothing?? Opened up a plug-in, was not expecting what RV plug-ins would be like, not sure how to check?? Also not sure where to look for open neutrals?

Thanks Brett, I'll see if I can find the open neutral, and yes it is 50 amp shore power. Looked at it today and the inverter will not do anything, no buzzing, no blinking lights, nothing. All house batteries average 1.0, where as the chassis batteries are at 12.5.

Microwave and portable ice maker plug into separate 110v outlets. Both items quit working at the same time while driving. Tested the two outlets for voltage and shows 149v. Coffee pot and toaster still work, but not the microwave or ice maker. How can I fix this problem???

I had a 2001 R-Vision Condor Class A with the 454 engine and had the same problem. The first time it died just idling waiting for my wife to get info at a campground restarted and ran ok. The next morning about 300 miles later it happened going up a hill 30 miles east of Evanston, Wyoming on I80. Pulled off the interstate tried starting and it did start. Pulled into a truck stop a quarter mile up the hill to take a look at oil level and everything looked ok. Started it and drove back to the interstate on ramp and the engine died just as I started to merge into traffic. Sat along side of the interstate trying to start it and would not start. Had it towed 30 miles to Evanston and got it fixed at the Chevrolet Dealership. Turned out to be the crankshaft sensor; never heard of that before but is common on GM engines. Hope this is helpful.