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cbshoestring
Explorer II
Jul 03, 2016

87. Volt. Are you on the fence about buying surge protection

I was told A/C could not be used, and friends who have stayed by the lake warned it was a single receptacle. Still, I paid for electric, I hoped I could at least make coffee. 87 volts when it first...
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Mandalay_Parr
Explorer
Jul 03, 2016
Dano1955 wrote:
SoundGuy wrote:
A surge protector alone won't do you any good in a scenario like this ... what you want is a full feature EMS that can detect a variety of power source errors, including high and low voltage, in this case the latter. So ... what's the point of your post? :h


I have a question along these lines. My unit is 30 amp and I have a 30 amp EMS. If I hook up to somewhere with only 50 amp service (with 50 to 30 adapter), would my EMS be adequate/safe?

Yes. Your 30 amp EMS will work just fine.

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