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rich2118 · 02-14-2016, 08:53 AM

While my wife was preparing food for a pot luck dinner today at the campground, the microwave stopped working. I quickly pulled the plug from the outlet. I checked my Camco meter in another outlet and it was pegged at "135". I then went to the bedroom and pulled the plugs from the outlet for the TV, Dish receiver and a clock radio. A similar incident happened twice previously and blew out the clock radios and the sat receiver. Today, the clock radio was the only casualty. I just replaced it 2 weeks ago. I plugged the microwave back in and it had power in the read out window, only for the read out to grow dimmer and disappear, all in about 3-5 seconds. The Camco meter was stilled pinned at "135". After a few minutes, the power came back to its normal reading of about "120", according to a multi-test meter. The Camco meter also had a normal reading. I have a surge protector in place at the pedestal which seemed to be working normal. There were no tripped breakers or burned out fuses.
Any ideas as to what happened or why???

02-14-2016, 08:53 AM	#1
rich2118 Established Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Coconut Creek Posts: 47 M.O.C. #14290	ELECTRICAL ISSUE TODAY While my wife was preparing food for a pot luck dinner today at the campground, the microwave stopped working. I quickly pulled the plug from the outlet. I checked my Camco meter in another outlet and it was pegged at "135". I then went to the bedroom and pulled the plugs from the outlet for the TV, Dish receiver and a clock radio. A similar incident happened twice previously and blew out the clock radios and the sat receiver. Today, the clock radio was the only casualty. I just replaced it 2 weeks ago. I plugged the microwave back in and it had power in the read out window, only for the read out to grow dimmer and disappear, all in about 3-5 seconds. The Camco meter was stilled pinned at "135". After a few minutes, the power came back to its normal reading of about "120", according to a multi-test meter. The Camco meter also had a normal reading. I have a surge protector in place at the pedestal which seemed to be working normal. There were no tripped breakers or burned out fuses. Any ideas as to what happened or why???