Monaco 2009 Knight Owner's Manual page 166

WARNING
Keep fingers away from metal contacts
of the shore plug end. DO NOT stand
in water when making electrical
connections. Serious electrical shock
and personal injury can occur. To
avoid the risk of an electrical shock,
turn the circuit breaker off for the
power supply outlet before making the
shore power connection.
CAUTION
DO NOT remove cover from shore
power supply to troubleshoot
electricity to the motorhome. Serious
personal injury or death may occur.
Inform the park manager if there
is no power to the motorhome. It is
the park manager's responsibility to
fix problems with the shore power
pedestal.
Plugging in the Shore Cord:
Located in a rear roadside

compartment is the shore power cord.
Unscrew the deck plate and extend a

sufficient amount of cable through the
deck plate to reach the socket.
Turn all appliances off.

Check the shore power source

amperage. If 50 Amp service is not
available, install the proper electrical
adapter(s) to the cord.
Always turn OFF the shore power

breaker at the power supply before
connecting or disconnecting the shore
cord to prevent accidential shock or
flashing of electrical contacts.
Align cord end with socket terminals.

Push cord all the way into socket so the
cord blades do not show.
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After the connection is made, turn the

shore power breaker on. The transfer
switch should make an audible click.
Disconnecting the Shore Cord:
Turn off all AC appliances.

Turn off the shore power breaker

to prevent accidental shock and
flashing of electrical contacts when
disconnecting.
Grasp housing of electrical cord.

Without touching electrical contacts,
work cord out and away from socket.
Straighten, clean and manually rewind

the cord.
Stow in compartment.

Maintenance:
Kinks may form in the shore power cord
when only a short section is frequently used.
Routinely extend the cord full length and
straighten the cord on the ground to relieve
kinking.
When Hooked to 50 Amps:
After verifying proper voltage, wait
approximately one minute for the inverter
to stabilize charging of the batteries before
starting air conditioners or other large AC
loads.
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When Hooked to 30 Amps:
If 50 Amp service is not available, wait
approximately one hour before operating
electric appliances. Use caution when
operating appliances to avoid overloading
the supplied shore service breaker. Operate
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appliances and outlets in sequence rather than
all at the same time.
Power Supply:
Different amperage supplies vary greatly in
the amount of available current.
The continuous amount of current

through a breaker or fuse is only 80% of
its rated capacity.
50 Amp 240 Volt AC shore power

service consists of two power supply
conductors (120 Volts AC each), a
neutral and a safety ground. The 50
Amp breaker simultaneously limits each
power supply conductor to no more than
a short-term maximum of 50 Amps for
each conductor. The 50 Amp 240 Volt
service actually provides 80 continuous
amps.
Use care when hooked to anything less

than 50 Amp shore services. Shore
power service less than 50 Amps
consists of one power supply conductor,
a neutral and a safety ground; 30 Amp
shore service is limited to 24 continuous
Amps; 20 Amp shore service is limited
to 16 continuous Amps.