PLug into 220 v outlet?

NO!!

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

It can, but you won't like what happens.

This is how a campground pedestal is wired for a 50A and 30A RV SERVICE.



This is how you measure around a RV50A plug


Roy Ken

The answer is dependent upon if it is 3 wire (250 hot, hot, ground) or 4 wire (125/250 hot, hot, neutral, ground)

3 wire - NO
4 wire - Yes with a properly wired adaptor.

I'm not much of an electrical guy so be nice please. I understand the green wire is connected to earth, but I've never understood where the neutral wire (white in the diagram) is connected to. I haven't looked behind an electrical breaker panel lately, so is there a ground terminal or something back there to connect it to? Thanks in advance.

Larry

RoyB wrote:
This is how a campground pedestal is wired for a 50A and 30A RV SERVICE.



This is how you measure around a RV50A plug


Roy Ken

lfeather wrote:
I'm not much of an electrical guy so be nice please. I understand the green wire is connected to earth, but I've never understood where the neutral wire (white in the diagram) is connected to. I haven't looked behind an electrical breaker panel lately, so is there a ground terminal or something back there to connect it to? Thanks in advance.

Larry

The neutral wire passes back to the main supply panel, and from there it's connected to the center tap of the service drop transformer that's connected to the high voltage supply lines from the power source, mounted either on a pole or in a locked cabinet when underground primary service is used. The neutral is typically bonded to an earth ground only at the main supply panel.

Oops! Unintended post, ignore...

Larry,
Seeing that in your own words, your "not much of an electrical guy" - you don't belong "behind an electrical breaker panel":E! Just my concerned opinion! Best left to those who know what is behind it and how to properly deal with it. If you get it wrong, it can kill you or burn down your house, and even take your family with it!!!

And here, is the perfect example of why you do not belong behind there. Three outlets that appear to be perfectly wired when using a 3-light tester, but one of the outlets isn't, and could hurt someone or burn down your house. That 3 light electrical tester is something we all probably have in out tool boxes, and have used to test circuits. If you check out the above link, you'll find out that it doesn't help us find some improperly wired outlets.

I agree with @wny_pat that if you aren't much of an electrical guy, you should stay the heck out of the box.

That 'lectricity stuff can kill you. And other people.

@pat, that rev wired box is some scary stuff, there. I didn't know that the three light job couldn't detect it, so thank you for the heads up on that. I would have detected it with a volt meter, however, because I always check all three (four) pins against all the others. So, again, thank you for THAT.