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**sourdough** · 07-24-2016, 01:51 PM

To my knowledge the slide would have no bearing on getting power.

You need to get a meter and determine where the AC is...or isn't. If the unit worked fine at the campground and you have no breaker tripped in the RV or the house it points to the extension cord, your plug or your AC adapter for the trailer. A meter is pretty much a must have for your trailer IMO to troubleshoot lots of things. You can get one at Walmart, Home Depot etc. Not expensive; you can get a cheap one for $20 but I would opt for one a little more upscale. The cheap ones will do what you need to do. Just look for a digital multimeter/VOM (volt/ohm meter).

You may want to re-think your extension cord as well. Although it is rated for 15 amps if you have a 20 amp circuit coming to it and you have a 20 A breaker in the trailer you have made the extension cord the "weak link" in the circuit should you actually try to pull 20A (thinking AC etc.). You want the breakers to go first, not the cord to burn up.

07-24-2016, 01:51 PM	#13
sourdough Site Team Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: W. Texas Posts: 17,692	To my knowledge the slide would have no bearing on getting power. You need to get a meter and determine where the AC is...or isn't. If the unit worked fine at the campground and you have no breaker tripped in the RV or the house it points to the extension cord, your plug or your AC adapter for the trailer. A meter is pretty much a must have for your trailer IMO to troubleshoot lots of things. You can get one at Walmart, Home Depot etc. Not expensive; you can get a cheap one for $20 but I would opt for one a little more upscale. The cheap ones will do what you need to do. Just look for a digital multimeter/VOM (volt/ohm meter). You may want to re-think your extension cord as well. Although it is rated for 15 amps if you have a 20 amp circuit coming to it and you have a 20 A breaker in the trailer you have made the extension cord the "weak link" in the circuit should you actually try to pull 20A (thinking AC etc.). You want the breakers to go first, not the cord to burn up.