shore power 110 or 220
I see the heavy cords and plugs for the class C's so is power at campgrounds 110 or 220?
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240V or 220V should be banned in most RV power supply discussions...it's confusing. Just because the receptacle in the shore power pedestal looks like your dryer socket, the electricity accomplishes different supply once it enters the dryer vs. your RV.
Think of your RV supply as having 2 seperate 120V wires that supply different portions of the RV, front half and back half in simple terms. While most 50A breakers are tied, if you could switch only one off, half your RV would loose power, but a dryer would only get half the voltage necessary to operate...bad news!
Electricians have wired a 120V, 50A RV receptacle incorrectly because it looks like that other, larger voltage supply they are familiar with...again, bad news.
Forgot to mention, the cable is fatter because it has 4 #8-#10 wires vs. 3 #10-#12 wires.
Think of your RV supply as having 2 seperate 120V wires that supply different portions of the RV, front half and back half in simple terms. While most 50A breakers are tied, if you could switch only one off, half your RV would loose power, but a dryer would only get half the voltage necessary to operate...bad news!
Electricians have wired a 120V, 50A RV receptacle incorrectly because it looks like that other, larger voltage supply they are familiar with...again, bad news.
Forgot to mention, the cable is fatter because it has 4 #8-#10 wires vs. 3 #10-#12 wires.
