One of the things we forget about the most is the basic maintenance of the electrical system in our coaches....from the 'plug-in' all around the coach. All-electric coaches, want to have good, strong, conductive circuits. The most common problem in coaches is a loose or ineffective ground, so it seems.

The first step is to make sure that your connection is solid. Start with keeping your connections in good shape, per the picture.

Although we have 30-amp connections, an all-electric coach really wants good, solid 50-amp service. Most generators will put out about 120 Amps.

A little-known thing is that pre-1992 coaches are built without the RVIA standards and may not have a wired ground; instead, they are grounded to the chassis (in come conversions). So without a perfect connection or a straight-in plug-in, there is a chance of damage at least to the shoreline connection. (Happened to us a number of years ago). The fix on that is to hardwire a separate ground to the generator and to the main panel from the shoreline connection.

Batteries, etc., need to be maintained well and it is easy to forget about them as well, especially if the house batteries are buried somewhere in the coach.

Here's another little tip. If you have GFI circuits and plug in something, well, less than carefully, you will find that everything hooked into that circuit will be dead. Find the original place where you tripped the circuit, do a reset right there on the outlet box and you are good to go.

I am no electrician, but this is a starting point for those who are.