Safe to run 20A through a 15A adapter?
Can a 20A load be safely run through a 15A adapter? I want to be able to run our A/C off my 120V x 20A 3000W generator without a meltdown, and I know a 15A plug will physically fit in the socket, but ...
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cdevidal wrote:
Would this be considered a dogbone?
YES
the other kind where you have a round or triangle shaped "Block" with a plug on one side and an outlet on the other,, I call that a PUCK adapter cause if you cut the pins off it's a hockey puck.
Dog bone.
There are two bulbous ends (plug and outlet) with a skinny "bone" (the pig tail lead) between them.
Lay it on a table and trace around it and you draw a dog bone.
Hence the name.
