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thames
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Dec 17, 2020

Intermittent 12v current drop when on shore power

Hi! I am looking for some guidance/inputs from you fellow guys. Last summer, I was either plugged into shore power (240v) or running on AC Gen, when I noticed the 12v dropped intermittently (mostl...
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Alan_Hepburn
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Dec 17, 2020
rgatijnet1 wrote:
A 50 amp RV plugs in to a 240 volt outlet. That 240 volts is split in to TWO 120 volt circuits at the RV's main panel.
A 30 amp plug is 120 volts ONLY.


More accurately: a 50A RV plugs into a 120V/240V outlet, indicating that it has both 120V and 240V capability. Calling it a 240V outlet implies that it only has 240V available.

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