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Originally Posted by Travelin' Texans
It appears you've got some sort of surge protector going to your car, but not the rv??
With all the electronic equipment on RVs these days a good surge protector/EMS, hardwired or portable, should mandatory every time/everywhere you plug in the rv. They are bit pricey but so is replacing air conditioners, microwave, tvs, etc., I know ours has saved us on at least 2 occasions.
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For EV's they are called EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment). They aren't really surge suppressors, they are more like a fancy GFI.
They perform two tasks:
- Stop the current flow to the car if there is a ground fault
- Inform the car of the max current available on the circuit
The
Clipper Creek pictured (that I use in campgrounds) is a 20 amp unit: It tells the car "you can charge at 240V @ 20a". At that rate it puts about 20 miles an hour back into the Bolt. (On the road a "fast" charger would charge about 100 miles in 30 minutes.)
I do have a surge suppressor for the RV; just didn't have it plugged in at the time.
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