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Explorer

Jul 11, 2019

Cheater adapter to run 50 amp

We are at a campground that only has 30 amp. I tries one of those Chester adapters that have a 30 amp and 15 amp going into a 50 amp. Every time I plugged the 15 amp in it blew the surge protector on the outlet, Any ideas?

13 Replies

pianotuna
Nomad III
Jul 11, 2019
Hi,

It depends on how the pedestal is wired. It won't work on a GFCI outlet, for example.
RobWNY
Explorer
Jul 11, 2019
I use a 30A to 50A adapter that works

but I've never used what you tried.
IB853347201
Nomad II
Jul 11, 2019
Yeah, those cheater adapters don't really work.