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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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Atom_Ant
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Sep 27, 2013
jdog wrote:
If you think it's O.K. to plug into a 220 plug then by all means do it. You will find out what happens like the genius OP did!
you do it youself evey time you plug into 50A service at a campground. There is more what this guy than just plugging into 220.

There are motorhomes now that actually utilize the 220VAC configuration available at the standard campground 50A pedestal you and I use, and I just saw my first campground that offers 100A.

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