Electric is fixed!

I arrived at the Born Free factory this afternoon and they got me right in to check out my electrical problem. Actually the microwave was fine, it just happened to be running when the ground wire in the power distribution panel disintegrated. It had apparently been in bad shape from being overheated in the past.  I had an issue back in November last year when the master 30 amp breaker tripped and the panel was really hot. I had just ran my new electric heater in high for the first time so I figured that was the cause.  I monitored the panel after that and it seemed warmer than it should be but the documentation said it could get warm and there was a fan to automatically cool it.  I was not too impressed with the campground pedestal although my Progressive box said there was no problem with the power.  I left that campground and at the next place I ran the new heater on high and monitored the panel for a while but it never got warm again.  I blamed it on the last campground and since everything was working fine, I didn't think about it again.  Guess maybe I should have had it checked out anyway.  Live and learn.

So now everything is fixed and running which is good because it has been raining all day and I will not be able to charge my electronics with my Goal Zero solar panel like I have been.  Actually I may have been able to charge everything tonight yet and if the sun comes out tomorrow, I could get it all charged up again.

All is well that ends well!

Back home

I came back home on Apr 1 after driving a moving van for my daughter-in-law from Oklahoma to Portland, Oregon.  No problems on the trip or the flight back to Oklahoma. 

I retrieved my RV from storage and moved back into it to spend my last 3 weeks in Texas.  Had to wash it since it was really dusty.  Then I went and got my kayak out of storage that I put there last fall.  So now everything is back together again.  Heading to Iowa tomorrow for some suspension upgrades and an oil change before I head back to Wisconsin for a wedding.

 Last night my microwave died and took my 120VAC power with it.  No circuit breakers tripped but I reset them all anyway.  No luck.  I have a heavy duty extension cord plugged in to the pedestal for my electric heater so I could keep warm last night.  I should be able to get that fixed when I am at the BF factory next week.  In the meantime I am fine with just  my battery power and the extension cord.  I am assuming my batteries will charge okay while I am driving so I should have full batteries each night on the trip to Iowa.