VOLTS AND AMPS
Hi; we're going on our first overnight camping trip tonight in our newly purchased (but used) motor home. The campground has 30 amp and 50 amp spaces. I'm trying to find out whether I can plug in my...
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WOW, between wa8yxm and TenOC talking about water pressure I cannot begin to believe the OP would get any clarity at all. I even understand what they are trying to say and don't understand why they use something like water pressure to explain it.
The "math" is pretty simple as described previously. How many watts does your coffee maker consume (It's on a label somewhere). Take the watts and divide that by 120 (volts) and you have the total amps required. If your coffee maker is a 1200 watt unit then 1200 divided by 120V you will only use 10 amps to power the coffee maker. What you can and cannot use "at the same time" will depend upon whether you have a 30 amp coach (3600 watts) or a 50 amp coach (12000 watts). Even with a 50 amp coach you can only use 6000 watts "per leg" but it's WAY more power available than is available with a 30 amp coach.
To explain the difference a bit more....a 30 amp coach has one leg of power allowing a maximum of 30 total amps (3600 Watts) coming into the coach.
A 50 amp coach has "2" 50 amp legs coming into the coach with each leg providing 50 amps (6000 Watts) of available power for a total of 12000 Watts.
The "math" is pretty simple as described previously. How many watts does your coffee maker consume (It's on a label somewhere). Take the watts and divide that by 120 (volts) and you have the total amps required. If your coffee maker is a 1200 watt unit then 1200 divided by 120V you will only use 10 amps to power the coffee maker. What you can and cannot use "at the same time" will depend upon whether you have a 30 amp coach (3600 watts) or a 50 amp coach (12000 watts). Even with a 50 amp coach you can only use 6000 watts "per leg" but it's WAY more power available than is available with a 30 amp coach.
To explain the difference a bit more....a 30 amp coach has one leg of power allowing a maximum of 30 total amps (3600 Watts) coming into the coach.
A 50 amp coach has "2" 50 amp legs coming into the coach with each leg providing 50 amps (6000 Watts) of available power for a total of 12000 Watts.
