50 amp cheater
I am considering purchasing a 50 amp cheater system to use when there is only a30 amp and 20 amp connection available at the site hookup. Have any of you used one? Any problems or issues I need to b...
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wa8yxm wrote:diveman52 wrote:
Your method scares the hell out of me!!!!
Why, Everything is protected by proper breakers, Everything is heavy enough all connections are good and solid there is no risk beyond that which originally existed. The design is soild.
The factory wiring in the motor home.. Not so good.. I have had to upgrade and/or replace parts of it, but this modification is over built for safety.
At first glance it seems scary, but when you dig into what it is, it is actually quite safe. They are just emulating the way the RV is fed from the generator with two 120 volt feeds with one dedicated to the Air Conditioner. They are just breaking the AC lead and plugging it into 20 amp receptacle. In the OPs case he added a receptacle to plug in a heater.
