AC voltage and line loss
Hey guys, I have a 96 Bounder 34j with two brand new Coleman 13,500BTU AC units.. the weather is extremely hot right now and everyone is running their AC’s... even with my Hughes Autoformer I’m runnin...
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cm2785 wrote:I guess that was not obvious ;) Two A/Cs in a Class A (or any RV) is usually 50 amp service.
Thanks for the info, are you saying I can put a better breaker on the main that can handle the continuous load? I have 50 amp power available and the dogbone to use it, but obviously I’m not a 50 amp rig... I would gladly pay an electrician to make me 50amp but I can’t get a clear answer on whether my Intellitec will still function. Believe it or not i like the stupid thing (I would ditch it faster than I could click check out if there was a newer digital replacement!)
No you cannot just pop in a 50 amp breaker. And as long as the breaker holds you are fine.
If you are plugged into 30 amp connector.... yes I would use your adapter to use 50 amp service if you have a connector right there. Often you will get better voltage on the 50 amp. All you can do is try. Give the air conditioners 3 to 5 minutes before you restart them.
If this is more than a one time event I would be looking at upgrading to 50 amp service and even give up the energy management to do it. You would have to manually limit power if you only had 30 amp service available.
