Don't buy this junk!
A few things Chris Dougherty and I will be discussing next Thursday in our webcast
Everyone,
Just a reminder that Chris Dougherty (The RV-PHD) and I will be doing a live Webcast next Thursday, Oct 24 at 7:00pm Eastern Time discussing some of the things you SHOULD NOT buy for your RV. A few are a waste of money, but some are downright dangerous and could damage your RV or possibly kill you!
Join us next Thursday, Oct 24 at 7:00pm Eastern Time
Click on the picture above for the YouTube link and reminder or just click HERE
Here’s a few things we’ll be discussing
One of my readers sent in a link to a dangerous 50-amp Tesla adapter that plugs into a 3-prong welder outlet. And as he noted, there’s no ground connection between the male welder plug and the 50-amp RV side of the adapter. So plugging your 50-amp RV into this adapter will float the RV ground allowing it to develop a hot-skin voltage. Depending on the available leakage/fault current this could cause anything from feeling a tingle to electrocution when touching your RV!
Is this a 3,000-Watt Inverter? Heck no!
I paid $40 for this inverter (with shipping) from China to test just how bad the 120-volt Modified Sine Wave output would be. The advertisement rated it at 3,000 watts, but I think it’s more like 300 watts. I’ll use it for my electric blanket fire test since MSW inverters tend to cause power supplies to overheat. I’ve had two reports of electric blanket controllers melting down when plugged into an MSW inverter, so I want to test the theory. Good times…
Again, if it seems too good (and cheap) to be true, it probably is…
Let’s play safe out there… Mike
We have ruined two electric blankets using a MSW inverter. At that time, we didn't know it was a problem. We have since switched to a pure syne wave inverter. No more issues!
Where is the twist lock in that ? The product just looks like it plugs into a NEMA 10-50R (3 wire range) and converts it to a 14-50R (4 wire range/RV/Tesla). The 10-50R uses the same conductor for neutral and ground which was allowed (with certain conditions) for many years, (not like a 6-50R welder outlet which has no neutral) Mike, have you verified that the ground is actually floating or is it possible that the ground and neutral on the 14-50 side are tied together? If so, it would be not much different than wiring a 14-50R to your main service. Not saying the adapter is a good idea, but I am really curious if they really floated the ground as one reviewer claims.