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Bigfoot2005
Explorer
Aug 05, 2019

Anyone install an 30 amp receptacle outside for inverter?

Hi guys I am thinking of installing an inverter inside the front cargo hold and running a wire to the outside to a 30 amp receptacle so that I can plug my trailer plug into it when I want to use th...
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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Aug 05, 2019
Bigfoot2005 wrote:
CA Traveler wrote:
There are a variety of cord covers that you can install in the floor and then route the 30A plug inside the compartment for the inverter.

Sounds like a 20A plug would also supply adequate power.


Does the receptacle not need to be a 30 amp for the trailer plug to fit?
The plugs have to match.

But you should carry a 30/20A adapter. And a 30/50A for some CG pedestals.

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