naturist wrote:
50 amp RV service is really two separate 120 volt, 25 amp circuits, as I understand it. This would suggest you only need a tester capable of drawing 25 amps. 25 amps at 120 volts is 3,000 watts. So get two 1500 watt heaters (probably run you $15-$20 at Wallys -- or heck, you probably have a couple laying around already, as that is the "standard" small space heater wattage). Plug 'em in together on one branch of the circuit, then the other, and if the circuits both support the heaters going full blast for, oh, say, one minute, you got 50 amp service.
Your way wrong on that one. your 50 amp service is classified as 50 amp 230 volt service. You can draw 50 amp on either leg. your capacity is close to 12,000 watts, versus 3600 for a 30 amp 120 volt service
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