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!
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