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Originally Posted by JamieGeek

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Either way the scary thing here is that none of us think twice about plugging in. You simply plug in and walk away--does anyone inspect the pins other than a cursory glance? It also is possible that the problem wasn't the pin but the socket--something that isn't easily inspect able.

I do occassionally now, but only because I had a similar failure with an older rental motorhome that had gotten a lot of use (nearly 100,000 miles).

In that unit the power cable was hard wired at motorhome, and during travel the 30-Amp plug was to be connected to generator. At one campground when I unplugged from generator so I could connect to pedestal, one pin remained in generator plug.

I shouldn't have, but rigged it anyway to finish trip and get back home. Since then I sometimes check pins on male plug to make sure they are firm to touch (don't pull hard though which could damage it).