Camco Strikes Again

Bob Landry · 10-23-2013, 02:45 PM

I thought every one would get a chuckle out of this one. I was going to replace the 30A plug on my shore power cord and Camco was my only choice on a short notice.
Anyone see a problem here? I think the plug was actually OK except for a little oxidation that polished off and the problem was in the contacts of the dog bone. Manufacturer? You guessed it.. Camco..

jsmith948 · 10-24-2013, 05:18 AM

Great Post Bob!
Maybe it's meant to be a theft deterant

**hankpage** · 10-24-2013, 06:13 AM

Bob, You forgot to order the special assembly tool #999

needed to tighten the screws for small additional fee plus shipping and handling.

Here is a silly question .... Can the blades be pulled out and then reinstalled????

Bob Landry · 10-24-2013, 06:19 AM

That's a good question. I'll look at it again. I didn't think about that because I'm so used to working with Marinco products, you stick the wire in and tighten and it's done.

Bob Landry · 10-24-2013, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hankpage

Bob, You forgot to order the special assembly tool #999

needed to tighten the screws for small additional fee plus shipping and handling.

Here is a silly question .... Can the blades be pulled out and then reinstalled????

They can, and that is precisely why you command the big bucks..

**hankpage** · 10-24-2013, 06:48 AM

I seem to remember having the same problem once but could not remember where. So much for the "Golden Years".

2011 keystone · 10-24-2013, 07:22 AM

LOL I had to look at this post twice to find the problem.

Bob Landry · 10-24-2013, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hankpage

I seem to remember having the same problem once but could not remember where. So much for the "Golden Years".

There's a reason they're called Senior Moments. I once walked all over the house looking for something I was carrying around in my hand. DW still doesn't know about that one, but I'm betting she has done the same thing.

As long as I can find my way home for dinner, it's all good.

jerseyphil · 10-24-2013, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Landry

There's a reason they're called Senior Moments. I once walked all over the house looking for something I was carrying around in my hand. DW still doesn't know about that one, but I'm betting she has done the same thing.

As long as I can find my way home for dinner, it's all good.

Senior Moments. WOW! I lay down my glasses and then can't find them because I need my glasses to find them!!

Bob Landry · 10-24-2013, 08:19 AM

Well, if they can't figure out if its real or an act, they leave us alone and it goes back to the above.. It's all good..

**JRTJH** · 10-24-2013, 08:32 AM

I used to tell my patients that as a general rule, if being forgetful makes them angry or frustrated, it's usually nothing to worry about. I coined a phrase, "Old-Timer's disease" for that condition.

In Alzheimer's, patients forget and don't realize they forget, it's an "unconscious thing"

In "Old-Timer's, patients forget, get frustrated, realize the "ineptness" of what they just did and take actions like writing "self-notes" to help remember things....

It's OK to have "Old-Timer's disease" It happens to almost all of us. It's when you don't realize that you're forgetting things that those around you need to be concerned.....

Now, where the heck did I put that sticky note with my list of things to do? Hmmmm Maybe I finished them all ???? NOT !!!!!

fla-gypsy · 10-24-2013, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hankpage

Bob, You forgot to order the special assembly tool #999

needed to tighten the screws for small additional fee plus shipping and handling.

Here is a silly question .... Can the blades be pulled out and then reinstalled????

I replaced with this same plug once and I scratched my head for a full 5 minutes before I figured it out. Otherwise it works great.

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