Replaced the cursed 30A cord fine-thread locking ring!

I have to thank @Tampakayaker again, for pointing me to this solution to what has been a complete pain for me, nine times out of ten, when trying to screw down that locking ring on the 30 amp cord! Always cross-threading, or busting a knuckle, especially in the cold, rain, or dark.

Replacing the ring was actually a cinch, once I realized that warming up the yellow rubber connector body would make it soft enough and pliable enough to remove and replace the ring. No dish soap necessary at all.

I simply held it under the (slow running) kitchen faucet for maybe 5 minutes, with the receptacle slots pointing up so that that the water didn't go into the connector - only run around inside the ring - and then it was easy as pie to pull off the old one and push the new one on...

It's a great improvement, and nice tight fit. I love simple (& cheap!) mods.

Thanks again @Tampakayaker.

Tampakayaker said:

And this will get rid of the dreaded fine threaded screw on ring, that seems to take as much time to securely screw on as setting up the rest of the camp!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDY3KZJ/?coliid=I27161YWBEV0XW&colid=125JQV28Y904S&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

This replacement ring has been posted on other threads about power problems. 

This is an Amazon review

This ring replaces the standard screw on ring used to make an RV shore power cord connection weather tight. The difference is that this does not require matching the threads, which invariably get cross threaded and damaged at worst, or is so frustrating that the ring isn't tightened at all, a very poor practice. As long as the receiving male portion has the necessary slots in it, all this requires is about 1/8th turn to lock into place. It's a bit of a pain to remove the old ring and replace it with this one--a little dish washing soap would make it easier, but still not easy. But it's well worth it.