Student Testimonial

Steve,

I want to thank Workamper University for sponsoring the RV repair classes & Certified Walk Through Tech class presented by Terry & Evada Cooper of Mobile RV Academy.  I have completed both the Electrical Class and the Certified Walk Through Tech program.  Both classes were presented in an very easy to understand format, and were packed full useful information.  The Cooper’s presentation of the material, follow up to questions, and providing helpful, useful information was excellent.

I probably just paid for both of the classes.  My wife and I just returned this past weekend from Colorado visiting with our daughter’s family.  While there my wife was using the microwave in the camper and it started to smell like something was burning.  (It was not the food inside.)  I removed the electrical panel and checked the wiring inside to see if anything might be loose or burned.  Didn’t see anything that looked abnormal.  The microwave breaker did feel a little warm.  I turned the breaker off and told my wife I would look into it further when we got home.  (You can live without a microwave!)

Last night armed with my trusty VOM, screw drivers and pliers, I began to investigate the problem further.

Checked electrical panel for loose connections and discolored wires.  Everything OK there.

Breaker was working OK, and getting good reading on VOM.

Took microwave out.  Took it to shop and plugged it in.  Put glass of cold water in and turned it on. No smell, water got hot. Microwave OK.

Went back to camper to check microwave plug.  Getting about 122 volts reading on meter.  That,s OK.

Took cover off microwave plug, and there was my problem.  The hot wire had come loose from the plug connection.  It was just hanging on to the push down connection.  Probably made reading OK, but not with load of microwave running.  Black insulation on wire looked brittle.

Replace plug with house plug, didn’t use the plug with push down connection.  Felt like it would probably just come loose again.  Cleaned wires and reconnected.

Put microwave back in and tested.  No smell, just hot water.

Just Paid for my classes!!

Thanks again!! Looking forward to future classes.

Bill T. – Hendersen TX

(Steve Anderson is the Owner/CEO of Workamper News Organization)