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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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ChadHinton
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Jun 14, 2013
This is why I installed a Surge Guard (http://trci.net/products/surge-guard/transfer-switches/50a-plus-hardwire-rvc) on my RV. I've seen a few pedestals that didn't look quite right and read too many posts about folks finding out the hard way that something was wired wrong.

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