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    Posted: 18 Apr 2009 at 8:10am
When I had my motor home I hooked up to a bad connection without any protection.  Instead of 220v and 50amps this thing was wired up wrong and delivered 440v.  That is 220v per line X 2!  I lost: 2 TV's, microwave, sat receiver, refrigerator and 2 AC's.  

After that I got a electrical management system by Progressive Industries, Inc.  www.progressiveindustries.net  If there is ANYTHING wrong with the electric or the connection it will not allow electric into the RV.  There is a digital readout that will tell what if anything is wrong.

Here is a list of the codes:

E0 = Normal Conditions
E1 = Reverse Polarity
E2 = Open Ground
E3 = High Voltage on Line 1
E4 = Low voltage on Line 1
E5 = High Voltage on Line 2
E6 = Low Voltage on Line 2
E7 = Low Frequency
E8 = High Frequency
E9 = Data Link Down
E10 = Replace Surge Protection

The E10 code is because if a large power surge, like lightning, hits it will burn out the surge protector.  But other than that it protects the whole RV with surge protection.  They have a hard wired type or a portable one.  I use the portable one thank God.  When I sold the motor home I kept the EMS and will use it in my new camper. I have the 50amp one and the new camper is 30amp so I'll just put on an adapter.

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What product did you buy?  How much?  Was it hard to set up?  Where would I put it?  The idea sounds great and neccessary.  Does the rpod set up not do this???
 
I am ordering on 172 tomorrow and getting it in in 3 weeks.
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Originally posted by Blackdog Blackdog wrote:

What product did you buy?  How much?  Was it hard to set up?  Where would I put it?  The idea sounds great and neccessary.  Does the rpod set up not do this???
 
I am ordering on 172 tomorrow and getting it in in 3 weeks.
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Go here:http://www.progressiveindustries.net

If you get the portable one, which I suggest you do, all you do is plug your power cord into it and plug it into the electrical hookup.  It isn't very big at all.  No TT that I know of does this.

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what model should I get.  There are several to choose from.  Thanks
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PMS-PT30C is the one you need.  It's the 30amp portable one.  Costly though:  $309.00  The only reason I suggest the portable one is if you trade off your camper you still have the thing.  I kept my portable 50amp one from my motorhome so all I need (already had it) is an adapter.

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Thanks, thats the pricey one.  I will think it through.  Maybe I can just get the cheper model and at least stop the surges etc.  not quite as fancy though. 
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Originally posted by Blackdog Blackdog wrote:

Thanks, thats the pricey one.  I will think it through.  Maybe I can just get the cheper model and at least stop the surges etc.  not quite as fancy though. 


Just remember cheaper usually means not as good.  I think the hard wired one is cheaper but then you will lose some space wherever it is installed.

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