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I had a situation similar to this at a campground that was traced back to an older rig plugged into a 30 amp circuit. When he switched to his 50 amp cord and plugged into the same pedestal 50 amp circuit the problem went away.

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There have been deaths resulting from this condition at marinas.

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Maybe each pedestal should have its own earth ground post, used only as a sensor, and a red light indicating a voltage difference (above a threshold) between its local earth ground and its EGC connection. Actually, each RV should probably have this too, in some form.

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That would work, but I don’t see campgrounds spending money on that. But I do have a few ideas. Please stand by…

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I suppose a person holding a NCVT could check the pedestal housing and/or its ground contacts?

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