50 amp to 30 amp
This is our first fiver with 50 amp. We will be staying in a 30 amp site. We have an adapter. I know we can only run one air conditioner at a time. Is there anything else I need to know?
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- The dogbone should supply 30 amp to both legs on the 50 amp circuit
Boomerweps wrote:
50 amp connectors actually supply TWO 50 amp hot lines. Normally each leg gets split between to two busses (buss bar) that each supply their own circuits.
So you may have some outlets and items that won't have power. I expect that each of your ACs is on separate busses.
However, the dogbone adapters split the available 30 amps between the two legs in the RV. You shouldn't have any problems with outlets or appliances not working.
Rob- Depending on how good or bad the campground 30 amp is (some will drop the voltage with any kind of current draw), we'll put the frig and water heater on propane. We also don't run the microwave and any other high-draw appliance (such as hair dryers, the coffee maker, etc.) at the same time. I have a hard-wired Progressive Industries EMS (electrical management system) installed that will take the rig off-line before the voltage drops to a point that it will damage appliances (which it has done several times in older, out-of-the-way parks).
Rob - 50 amp connectors actually supply TWO 50 amp hot lines. Normally each leg gets split between to two busses (buss bar) that each supply their own circuits.
So you may have some outlets and items that won't have power when using a single hot leg 30 amp adapter. I expect that each of your ACs is on separate busses. - Don't run the microwave and the A/C at the same time.
If your inverter/converter has a setting for incoming amperage, set it to 30. My Xantrex sheds the charger load to keep the draw under that setting.
