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jeepman71
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Jun 05, 2013

What happens if you plug a 50 Amp RV into 22V welder plug

I am currious, if my rv were a 50amp system and I plug into a 220V welder or dryer outlet what will I find? What different circuits or equipment would likely be damaged? Let's assume that this rv i...
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wittmeba
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Jun 12, 2013
KMLsquared wrote:
I might be mistaken but I did not think the utility even provided a neutral?

I believe this is correct if referring to the old 240V dryer/welding outlets. There is no neutral.

Not sure what SMKettner is suggesting unless he is referring to the 120/240V 1phase 4 wire 50 amp service. But the question seemed about a garage dryer/welder outlet.

The right answer as posted is measure the voltage across all pin combinations.

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