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we have a 2005 Rockwood trailer that worked great from the ...
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we have a 2005 Rockwood trailer that worked great from the beginning, now everytime we go to a park and plug into a GFI outlet it kicks the fuse immediately even if most of the circuits to the trailer are turned off. It works great on a regular outlet, non GFI. We replaced the converter and a GFI oulet still trips the circuits as soon as we plug it in.

 

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2005 Rockwood travel trailer 2304

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Put in a new converter

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June 2 8:28 PM (3 hours and 24 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         

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Have you checked the polarity in the trailer at the outlets?

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June 2 8:37 PM (9 minutes and 15 seconds later)
         
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June 2 8:47 PM (3 minutes and 22 seconds later)
         
an electrician already checked to see if there was a short in any of the outlets. Sorry I didn't understand what polarity meant.
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June 2 8:54 PM (7 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         

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Just so I understand, When you plug in your shore cord to a GFI plug in source the GFI trips on the post and will not allow power in the trailer?

How old is your battery?

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June 2 8:57 PM (2 minutes and 24 seconds later)
         
correct. Battery is two years old.
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June 2 9:09 PM (11 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
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In some cases the wiring in the Trailer can cause the GFCI in the campground hookup to trip as in your case. This can be caused by a number of problems, many times moisture or corrosion on the power cord can cause this problem. During normal operation the current supplied by the hot wire returns through the neutral wire. If a different amount of current returns to the neutral wire the GFI read the condition as a ground fault and trips. With everything being checked already or replaced I would next look at that cord. Some cords will come apart and others are sealed. I would also inspect your battery, make sure there is no corrosion and everything is tight, try to follow the cables and make sure it has not been rubbing in any spots. Sounds like it could be the cord.

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