Towing Car With Push-button Start

[Towing Car With Push-button Start]

Another good set of Ford products to tow are their Escape/Mariner hybrids. They stopped making those in 2012, but they are towable four down up to 70 MPH, and no need to run the engine during the day. We have a charge line on our 2010 Mariner, so no battery worries, and use a Blue Ox brake-buddy type as it is designed to work with hybrids.  Works great, and no problems in nearly two years of towing.

[RV Park Shore Power]

RogerS, thanks!! I think I will be able to build one from that. 

Bill, I have the Surgeguard, and it is hard wired in, so it works all the time. This gadget will give me more information than the Surgeguard will, and will do it before the coach ever touches the pedestal.

Wayne, I'll check out that one too.

Thanks!

[RV Park Shore Power]

On August 23, 2016 at 11:30 AM, WhiteEagle said:

I have (since these diagrams) changed the analog line voltage meter our and use two small digital meters that fit side by side on the two top outlets...

By using this, have found a couple campgrounds using fake 50A circuits to a supposed 50A outlet.... and by watching this while in a receptacle on a source common to others, have discovered widely fluctuating voltages responsible for others having their system tripping, etc.

Obviously can be used on 30A receptacles also with an adapter and will tell same info except both sides would/should always read same.

White Eagle, can you provide a link to parts and instructions on how to build a tester like yours? That thing looks awesome, and having all that info before plugging in could be lifesaving. We have a hard wired surge protector, but this just adds to that.

Roger S, I appreciate the depth of your knowledge that you share here. 

Thanks to all. I'm learning a lot. 

Gary