15 amp adapter running the air conditioner
Is this possible? I was cleaning out the rv and was letting the generator run for an hour or so(do it once a month when rv not in use. Any ways I left the AC switch on when I shut it all down and pl...
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It's fine. Over 15amp is where the breaker may cut out. Typical RV air/con units run 9-12amps except on startup where they pull 2-3 times as much for a second or so while the compressor spins up to speed.
Breakers don't cut out instantly. The speed varies based on how much over the limit you are at 15.1amps, it may take a several minutes to pop. At 100amps it may take miliseconds. As long as it gets over the hump, the breaker is unlikely to pop. (of course, there is a bit of variability between identical breakers both out of the box and depending on how they have aged, so don't count on exact down to the 1/10th of an amp).
Assuming there is nothing else sketchy going on and the connection isn't getting hot, you are fine.
Breakers don't cut out instantly. The speed varies based on how much over the limit you are at 15.1amps, it may take a several minutes to pop. At 100amps it may take miliseconds. As long as it gets over the hump, the breaker is unlikely to pop. (of course, there is a bit of variability between identical breakers both out of the box and depending on how they have aged, so don't count on exact down to the 1/10th of an amp).
Assuming there is nothing else sketchy going on and the connection isn't getting hot, you are fine.
