Curriculum
RV102 - Preventive Maintenance
Section 1: 120 Volts AC
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Section 2: 12 Volts DC
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Section 3: Propane and Propane Appliances
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Section 4: Exterior
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Section 5: Wheels and Tires
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Section 6: Fluids
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Section 7: Engine Components (MH only)
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Section 8: Winterizing/Storage
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Section 9: Safety Devices
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Section 10: De-Winterizing
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Section 11: Sanitation of Water System
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Section 12: Waste Water Tanks
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Section 13: Air conditioner
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Section 14: Refrigerators/Freezers
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Section 15: Recall Info
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Section 16: Generators
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Text lesson
RV102 – Lesson 1.1: Shore Cord
Look at the prongs on the shore cord, 30 Amp RV cords have 3, 50 Amp RV cords have 4. Do they appear like the picture on the left (shiny) or the right (dull and pitted)?
What causes this? Multiple things, but the most common is when you plug your shore cord into a campground receptacle (or even at home), and you do NOT turn off the breaker first. Have you ever seen that small spark when plugging something in?
That is the arcing and burning off some of the copper on the prongs. How do you keep your shore cord from ending up like picture on the lower right? Look at this: DeoxIT D5 just a small squirt will help keep your prongs from ending up like that. More shore cord maintenance can be found here: Shore Cord Maintenance