Capnal
Member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2013
- Messages
- 18
- Location
- Orange Beach, Al
- Vessel Name
- THXKIDS V
- Vessel Make
- Nordic Tug 42
Did a little cleaning on the boat today and then wanted to reorganize placement of the 30 amp shore power cord since it is much longer than necessary and cluttering up the deck with current placement. I am using a 30 amp to 3 prong adapter to plug in, which has been past practice with no problem. After hauling much of the 30 amp cord to the pier and coiling it up, when plugging back in, it tripped the GFI. After a few tests, etc, I found that a) plugging in the 3 prong to 30 amp adapter did not trip the breaker but as soon as I plugged the 30 amp into the adapter, the GFI tripped and this was without the 30 amp cord being plugged into the boat. I conclude that there must be a short in the 30 amp cord. My confusion is that there has been no problem with the 30 amp cord so far and there is absolutely no sign of damage. Would welcome any insight/similar experience before I invest in new 30 amp shore power cord.
Capnal
THXKIDS III, 32 Island Gypsy Europa, Orange Beach, Al
Capnal
THXKIDS III, 32 Island Gypsy Europa, Orange Beach, Al