30 amp rig plugged into 50 amp outlet
With an adapter, can I plug my 30 amp rig into a 50 amp outlet? What I understand is, if I do not demand more than 30 amps at a time, I will not blow fuses, Somebody explain this 30 vs. 50 amp thing...
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ron.dittmer wrote:
Okay, Please educate the person typing this reply for I am a total idiot when it comes to these things.
I thought that 50 amp service is two 25 amp circuits. Is not the adapter providing 25 amp service? I thought using the 50 amp adapter provided less amperage than using the 30 amp service directly.
50A RV service is 50A 120/240V split phase service, so each leg is limited to 50A. It can supply a theoretical maximum of 12 kW, compared to 3.6 kW for 30A 120V RV service. With the adapter you can in practice use just as much current as with the 30A plug. (The supply is greater, but you're limited by the main breaker in the RV's panel, and using more than 30A would typically be overloading the shore power wiring in the RV anyway.)
