50A questions
Hi everyone, I'm taking delivery of our new 5th wheel on Saturday, and it will be my first time owning a 50A camper. I do a lot of tailgating where I'm hooked up to my Honda 2000 generator, and...
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nickthehunter wrote:Me Again wrote:Um No it won't. A missing neutral will not cause an otherwise properly wired 120V device to see 240V.
OK, here is the deal. If you plug your new trailer into a 50A outlet with neutral missing, you burn up most of your AC devices with 240V across them...
Spend some time studying how RV 50 amp service works. It has two hot leads out of phase with each other. The return neutral is a shared single wire.
http://www.myrv.us/electric/Pg/open_neutral.htm
It is a code violation to have the same phase on both of the hot legs.
Anyone with a RV with 50 amp service should have a good EMS in the circuit and installed electrically as close as possible to the RV electrical panel, that will protect you from a camp ground source, power cord issue, plug issue issue, input receptacle or a powered cord reel issue.
Chris
