jsmart wrote:
Just a curious question for all you experts out there, We have a 2002 32V Itasca Sunrise, bought it used, have had it almost 2 years. It has the 30 amp power cord, however, the box the power cord goes into in the lower compartment has a label on it that says "max 50 amp". The electronic control station in the hallway also has indicators for which power source is being used, has light for generator, 20a, 30a and 50a. Is it possible to replace the 30a power cord with a 50a power cord and use 50a power? We have 2 air conditioners and although have never had a problem with power, we do need to watch what we have on at any given time, (i.e., DW can't blow dry her hair while both air conditioners are on). Just a thought.
First look in your breaker box and see if the main is a double or single pole breaker. This should tell you what you actually have and the double pole would indicate a 240/120vac 50amp setup. Also look at the size of the input cable if a double pole and if more than #10awg, then it's possible that the cord was just changed out for the smaller and only goes as far as the transfer switch and making things really easy for changing things back to the original setup.
Having said all that, it's not all that simple if it's actually a 30amp system and story short, I'd just forget it and install a dual power adapter, which is nothing more than splitting the rear ac circuit with a plug and outlet. This will allow you to unplug it from normal operation and re-plug it into a separate pedestal circuit for running the rear ac and leaving you with the whole 30amps for the rest of the coach. It's been one of my better mods and wouldn't want storing and dragging around a bulky #6awg cable anyway.
