Hello Guys,
I have a strange, yet accurate title: I am the Vintage Member for the WBCCI. That is the club for people who own Airstreams. (the aluminium bodied, curved caravan, or as we call them: A Travel Trailer) In my case, the Euro branch. This means that members who have problems come and ask me. There is a problem I've considered for a while.
Many importers of vintage Airstreams fit transformers in order to use the 110v system in the trailer. This is most often because the trailer may contain 110v appliances. A fridge or often an AirCon system. This means firing up the vintage wiring which is not generally a problem in itself. US wiring is very robust and bomb proof and will last for decades.
The problem I want to solve is fuses and particularly RCDs: The 110v side of transformer is not protected by the RCD which are fitted into the 240v input (this is typically via a small fusebox, the type of thing you would fit in a garage extension) The fuses which are fitted in the Airstreams are only MCBs and provide no protection to the system. How can I solve this?
Can we use UK fuses, such as a UK RCD inline on the 110v feed
I have a strange, yet accurate title: I am the Vintage Member for the WBCCI. That is the club for people who own Airstreams. (the aluminium bodied, curved caravan, or as we call them: A Travel Trailer) In my case, the Euro branch. This means that members who have problems come and ask me. There is a problem I've considered for a while.
Many importers of vintage Airstreams fit transformers in order to use the 110v system in the trailer. This is most often because the trailer may contain 110v appliances. A fridge or often an AirCon system. This means firing up the vintage wiring which is not generally a problem in itself. US wiring is very robust and bomb proof and will last for decades.
The problem I want to solve is fuses and particularly RCDs: The 110v side of transformer is not protected by the RCD which are fitted into the 240v input (this is typically via a small fusebox, the type of thing you would fit in a garage extension) The fuses which are fitted in the Airstreams are only MCBs and provide no protection to the system. How can I solve this?
Can we use UK fuses, such as a UK RCD inline on the 110v feed