Glendinning plug

[jack14r]

I have a Glendinning cord reel and cord with 75 feet of cord,I plugged in on Wednesday to a 50 amp pedestal and in a few hours the breaker tripped,I reset the breaker and the plug was very hot so I ran the generator for an hour or so and plugged in again,and checked the plug with a IR thermometer and it was soon over 200 degrees.I replaced the entire cord and molded plug about 2 years ago because it was cracked,this time the plug looked good but there was something like tar that had run out of it.I decided to cut the cord and replace the plug which I did and the new one stays cool to the touch.I checked the old one with my ohm meter but I cannot find anything wrong.Has anyone else found a problem with the molded plugs?By the way I was pulling less than 40 amps per leg when the heating problem showed up.

[johnbrowder]

Sorry I don't have insight into exactly where the problem was, but I suspect it was resistance at the connections between the wire and spade lugs.

I too have some cracks in my Glendinning plug. I ordered a replacement from them, but I have not yet installed it. It looks good and it will fit in the SS tube without a problem. They (Glendinning) charged $90.00 plus shipping for the plug. When it arrived, I found it to be a "Bryant" brand plug model 9452-ANPB. This Bryant plug is readily available for $30-40 elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, GD is a great company with a great line of products. I have, and will continue to, use them in both RV and boating. I just think their price was a little steep for a replacement item. I do think this plug is superior to what is easily available at Camping World, etc.

GD will mold on a new sealed assembly if you send them your cord, or stop by their place in SC. However they told me it would take "a day or two" and not to stop in and expect to be on the road quickly.

[Pete]

Jack, I have a Glendenning cord and reel on my coach, and it has been trouble free. I did however have a problem on my previous coach which "WELDED" the plug to the pedistal, and I had to take a hack saw to the cord to be able to leave the park to get home. The result was found to be loose connections on the main buss panel inside my coach. Just a thought you may want to check on.

[jack14r]

If I had a problem in the coach I would expect it to still be there,all I did was replace the plug and it is cool to the touch now.I purchased a plug from Lowes,because it was 5 PM with no where else to find one.

[Gil_J]

It could have been the pedestal's receptacle that was bad and simply transferring the heat to your plug. I changed the plug on my GD cord a week ago. The one that was on there was not looking too good. I replaced it with one of the yellow plugs with the handle that makes disconnecting a piece of cake. No more wiggling the plug. BTW, with the GD stop collar on and this new plug it does fit in the coach.

Jack, pulling less than 40A a leg is a huge load. All air conditioners and hot water heater must have been on the same time the chargers were trying to charge well depleted batteries. That's well over 8,000 watts which can produce a lot of heat if there's much of any resistance in the plug or receptacle.

[jack14r]

I plugged into 2 pedestals to verify if one had a problem and that is how I determined that it was not the receptacle but the plug,I was actually pulling between 32-34 amps on the digital readout,on a 90 degree day it will take all 4 cruise air units running to cool the interior to 68-70,each unit will draw 13-14 amps and with the chargers the total is 32-34 per leg.I have always tried to stay in the less than 80% range which is 40 amps or less and that will assure that the breaker will not trip unless it is weak or there are loose wires in the pedestal.