Be careful, you may have a short in the charger. I can't help but wonder why the dock's circuit breaker didn't trip.Originally Posted by Greg Holt
Just got back from Ky lake I notice the plug cord that you plug in for the charger has been burned up or got hot some way the only thing that I can think of is the dock outlet that I was staying at was not grounded proably. It`s still useable I`ll just put a new male plug on. Just wondering if anybody else has had this trouble before.
Be careful, you may have a short in the charger. I can't help but wonder why the dock's circuit breaker didn't trip.Originally Posted by Greg Holt
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Bill H. PTC USN Ret
Chesapeake, Va
Hey Greg:Originally Posted by Greg Holt
Maybe your plug wasn't making real good contact in the outlet, which could have caused some arcing. Be sure you get your hot and neutral wires connected to the correct side of the plug when you put a new one on. It would probably work either way but it wouldn't be good for the charger if wired in reverse.
Originally Posted by Greg Holt
Likely nothing to do with grounding. My guess would be low voltage at the dock cause the charger to pull more current than normal resulting in overheating of the cord. Keep a very close eye on it to make sure you don't have a problem with the charger.
It will work either way. AC has no polarity unlike DC. The 115vac most likely just goes to the primary windings of a transformer, then is stepped down and rectified. The transformer doesn't care which way the wires are. Your ground wire is the one you need to make sure is connected properly.Originally Posted by Jerry Blake
As voltage drops current increases so low voltage could be a possibility as well as a bad connection as Jerry stated.
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Thanks for tips I`ve used it few times since this happens works great so far but i`m going to keep my eye out Thanks
Well the paperwork on my new Dual Pro says...............
"When using an extention cord, make sure:
1. That pins on plug of extention cord are the same number, size and shape as those of the charger plug;
2. That extention card is properly wired and in good electrical condition;
3. That wire size is large enough for ac ampere rating of charger."
Sounds like they really want to make sure that the extention cord is correct, maybe because it has been the cause of trouble in the past?
Just a heads up.
john
Chuck the aggrivating stuff.......... Just go Fishing!
All
While AC has no polarity it still has to be wired correctly. As follows
Black wire to gold screw
White wire to silver screw
Green wire to green screw
Wiring it incorrectly may lead to
possible shock
fuse not working properly
breaker not working
GFI not working
The cause of you problem was most likely to be loose connection of the plug or the wiring of the plug.
Later
Dawg48
I agree with Dawg. Even though AC is Alternating Current, you need to keep the Hot (smaller blade on plug), neutral (wider blade on plug), and the ground wired correctly. I also agree that the heat generated was from a loose connection and not from excessive current.
Just got back from Weiss, they had a power surge on the dock, caused from pressure washing the dockand them dropping a cord in the water, didn't throw the breaker, when I plugged my onboard charger in blew my in line fuses and ruined my charger......Fishing was great though...