We are not in the RV, nor will we be until 100% sure it's resolved. If there is a fire, nothing near it can be damaged.
The saga continues. We had a power surge at an RV resort in AZ in January. They stepped up financially and paid for damage to the Microwave and service call. NOW, wondering if this surge caused a bigger issue than I thought.
I am thinking the converter box is BAD and here is my reasoning...
7-10 volts is running through the RV to the ground outside even after the electrical 50 amp cord is disconnected. We know absolutely it is not the power post at our home RV base. The head supervisor of maintenance checked it out for me and showed me that there is no way it is in the post since the current comes even though the RV is 100% disconnected from that source. All jack stands were raised so the only contact with the ground surface is the 4 tires.
NOW THE BIG PROBLEM...it's not the 7 volts; it's the 131 VOLTS
... WOW..with the 50 amp cord disconnected. Testing the part on the rv where the cord normally plugs in, the readings consistently show 131 volts when the cord is out. (Battery is hooked up at that point) QUESTION: is there something in the converter box which stores energy and is passing it through to this outside plug?
As stated, we are not using the rv today. I closed it up. My concerns are what could be the culprit and 2, is it necessary to check this every darn time we hook up in the future?! Our major fear is electrocution. Think about not knowing and using your outside shower, standing in water and touch that RV...comments please....
I am NOT going to try and repair this myself, however, comments of experiences and expertise may help guide the RV tech to what may be the issue....
We feel blessed that the reason this was found is I rolled our slides in when I left a week ago and the MBR slide would not roll out. Local RV people were in the park, not skilled RV electricians, and cut the coroplast and made me a trap door ans showed me how to "start" it manually if it ever happens again.
The mechanic was on dry concrete and getting a mild shock as he put a wrench on the bolt to be turned. (slide now operating ok). I hate to think of the consequences if we had not caught this by devine intervention...best $80 I ever spent in my life.