50 amp generator

BusaGuy wrote:
I am looking for a portable generator with a 50amp circuit but I can't find any that are light or even close to being realistic.

Any ideas?

IMO - what you have found (or *not* found) is correct.

However - for everything "Generator" - try the *Tech Issues* forum.

(Just ask the Mod/s to move your thread)

*Tech Issues* folks might enjoy a "Mission Impossible" challenge!..:@

Good luck.

:B

I am assuming you are looking for a portable 120VAC power source to power-up a 50AMP RV.

The 50AMP service for RV's is actually two ZONES of 120VAC at 50AMP each. Consider this pictorial from Google Search showing a typical shore power wiring for a RV 50AMP service receptacle.



You will need a 12000 WATT generator to produce two zones (or two legs) of 50AMP service. This will not be a portable type generator.


What I would do is use a portable Honda 30001 type generator with a 30AMP RV Receptacle wired like this pictorial


Then I would use a RV50AMP FEMALE to RV30AMP MALE ADAPTER that is wired like this to plug the 50AMP Trailer shore Power cable into..



This will provide 120VAC wired to both 120VAC 50AMP zones in the trailer and will power up only a total of 30AMPS of appliances.

Just me thinking out loud here...

Roy Ken

real workl a 5-6kw generator is all you *need*. 1.2kw is 10 amps, so a 50 amp generator (single 120 feed) is 6kw. The 50 amp input on your trailer is 2 120 volt 50 amp feeds, so a 6kw generator is only 50% of the *max* power, but real world 5kw runs 2 ac's with power to spare. Most of us are camping (non ac) on ~2kw, parallel 2kw or a 3kw gets an AC, parallel 3k gets almost everything. It is far cheaper to heat both air and water with propane then burn gas to make electricity to make heat.
A 30 amp to 50 amp *dogbone* style adapter will take you from a reasonable generator to a 50 amp trailer input. If you really want all 50 amps, you are looking 12kw+ generator.

My dad's 25kw Whisperwatt, with a 4 cyl Isuzu diesel, is almost as quiet as a Honda 3000. :-) If I'd only had a heavier hitch built... :-)

Lyle

My Yamaha 6300w generator supplies all the power I need using both hot legs.
Dave

50 amp as in a full 12,000 watts. That is basically 8 Honda 2000 (1600 rated) generators strapped together. What exactly is your definition of portable? Full 50 amps is generally an installed on-board generator.

Hi,

Most generators in the 5,000 watt and above ratings have a 4 wire receptacle on them with the proper 120/240 power to them, and can be adapted to your 50 amp receptacle. You will need a twist lock 30 amp 120/240 plug and a 50 amp stove end (type used on RV's). You can also buy a 12" long 'Pigtail' from Camping World and other RV suppliers, sometimes with the 30 amp plug already attached, or you can buy one at Home Depot to attach it yourself. The friendly people at Home Depot can show you how it gets hooked up, or ask here.

30 amps at 120/240 volts is around 7,000 watts, and that is more than your RV needs to consume. It would be able to run two air conditioners, microwave, and other things all at once.

What most people are looking for is the lightest possible generator to run one or two air conditioners. What is your 'need'? If you only need to run one air conditioner, microwave, coffee maker, and perhaps a toaster, you can run 2 of these 4 items at once with a pair of Honda 2000 watt 47 pound generators hooked together!

Mayberrys.com

Call and explain what you want to do. They have heard of a RV before, and can set you up with the correct cord and adapter for your 50 amp service if you don't have one already. You would adapt the 50 amps on your RV to 30 amps, then plug that into the power cord on the 'master' generator, and plug the two generators together into each other, so that the 'master' generator will decide what speed to run both generators, and they will work at the same frequency.

If you feel the need to run two A/C units at one time, you can get a 6,500 watt generator and run it, but the weight will be over 150 pounds.

Have fun camping!

Fred.

Onan's 5500 EVAP (Gas/propane) and the 6000 quiet diesel both have built in 30 amp breakers so as HVAC said, 30 amp on each leg is plenty.

We tailgate every year on a campus lot with no electricity. I have a 30 amp coach and power mine with two Honda 2000 watt generators. Air conditioning is a must have in Texas during the late summer games. The 50 amp coaches all power their rigs with three 2000 watt generators wired together.

a LITE 50amp generator??? get real, that's funny there isn't one. if you want to have a portable generator.

get 2 2000watt yahamas or hondas.