Cavie
Senior Member
- Location
- SW Florida
Long Post. Hi guys. I haven't been here much since I retired in 2016. I figured 50 years was enough. I have a question I can't figure out or understand what is going on. Might be long bit I'll try to keep it simple.
I spend my summers in a seasonal campground in Western MA. The park has a 6 year old DIY wiring system. All new wires, Peds, meters etc. However, the wiring is very much undersized Alm direct burial cable.. It's unbelievable the distance they traveled to feed 48 campsites with too small of wire and no transformers. But that's a different story. Fact is I have very low voltage.
I use a Federal Pacific buck/boost transformer. I boost about 15 volts. Most RV'ers use a Hughes "Autoformer" that boost 10 % of what ever voltage is present. .I have a 30 amp 120 service. Plugged into a 30 amp single phase pedestal. L1-30 amp receptical. L2- 20 amp gfi recp.
This is where it starts to go sideways. All the peds are fed with a 50 amp 2 pole breaker from a distribution panel 1/2 way thru the park.
Non-boosted volt voltage changes all the time ( by the Minuit ) depending on the park load. This is Monday morning 6 am so the voltage is up pretty good.
At My ped I have a non-loaded voltage of L-1 = 122 volts. L-2 = 124. I can deal with that. I boost the 122 to 138 (remember I said it changes). I'm using this am's present #'s. L2 is at 122 unboosted. I just boost L-1.
Here is my problem. I am running a 13 amp A/C load. Nothing else on.
Park voltage boosted add A/C add Mr. Coffee add toaster
L-1 122 138 122 114 106.
L-2 124 128 131 133
I have 2 plug in volt meters inside the RV. L-2 is on a separate extension cord direct to the ped GFI 20 amp outlet. Not feed thru the RV. I can read both of them as I turn on the switches.
Why the hell does L-2 go up when the load is added to L-1??? The owner will not let me investigate because his buddy electrician installed everything and it's all go by him. Think Hillbillies. Yes, I am socially incorrect and proud of it.
Thanks for lstening.
I spend my summers in a seasonal campground in Western MA. The park has a 6 year old DIY wiring system. All new wires, Peds, meters etc. However, the wiring is very much undersized Alm direct burial cable.. It's unbelievable the distance they traveled to feed 48 campsites with too small of wire and no transformers. But that's a different story. Fact is I have very low voltage.
I use a Federal Pacific buck/boost transformer. I boost about 15 volts. Most RV'ers use a Hughes "Autoformer" that boost 10 % of what ever voltage is present. .I have a 30 amp 120 service. Plugged into a 30 amp single phase pedestal. L1-30 amp receptical. L2- 20 amp gfi recp.
This is where it starts to go sideways. All the peds are fed with a 50 amp 2 pole breaker from a distribution panel 1/2 way thru the park.
Non-boosted volt voltage changes all the time ( by the Minuit ) depending on the park load. This is Monday morning 6 am so the voltage is up pretty good.
At My ped I have a non-loaded voltage of L-1 = 122 volts. L-2 = 124. I can deal with that. I boost the 122 to 138 (remember I said it changes). I'm using this am's present #'s. L2 is at 122 unboosted. I just boost L-1.
Here is my problem. I am running a 13 amp A/C load. Nothing else on.
Park voltage boosted add A/C add Mr. Coffee add toaster
L-1 122 138 122 114 106.
L-2 124 128 131 133
I have 2 plug in volt meters inside the RV. L-2 is on a separate extension cord direct to the ped GFI 20 amp outlet. Not feed thru the RV. I can read both of them as I turn on the switches.
Why the hell does L-2 go up when the load is added to L-1??? The owner will not let me investigate because his buddy electrician installed everything and it's all go by him. Think Hillbillies. Yes, I am socially incorrect and proud of it.
Thanks for lstening.