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We have a 2014 Itasca with a Norcold 4 door refer. According to the Norcold site, it draws 1.9 amps and needs 108v AC to work. We have a garage with a 100 amp sub panel off the house that I wish to pl...
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georgelesley wrote:
I am wanting to make sure I use a heavy enough gauge cable so not to have too much voltage drop with I'll say 300-400 watts draw using refer and trickle chargers? 12 or maybe 10 gauge wire? I don't know the formula to calculate voltage drop over 150ft. Thx!
No offense intended
But you are being naive, thinking you only need 300-400 Watts
Just the fridge on electric can draw that or more
The first time you walk out there in hot weather you will want the A/C
That's about 13 amps, then you will decide to work on something and want power tools
Bare minimum 10ga wire and a 20 amp circuit breaker
Yes 12 GA is rated at 20 amps
Err on the side of caution is better
Even better run some 8ga and a 30 amp RV outlet
