can you reduce 50 amp service to 30 amp?
I have found a rv campground that I would like to use, however, they only have 50 amp service, and I need 30 amp service. Mgr tells me that he can use a reducer and I will be ok. Is this a good idea?...
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Roman Duck wrote:
50 amp service has a a larger guage wire than a 30 amp service. PLugging into a 50 amp service can potect you from brown out conditions in crowded parks. Since the heavy guage wire will reduce voltage loss; the amperage is still avaiable because your only drawing 30amps, instead of fifty; that would be available normaly.
Or "it's better to have alittle excess that suffering from a shortage",
Always plug into 50 amp plug with an adapter, rather than the 30amp plug. less voltage loss and the recepticle is usally in better condition
NOT TRUE
The 30 and 50 amp are feed from the same cableing only thing that changes it the 50 amp has a 50 amp breaker and the 30 amp has a 30 amp breaker. Simple circuit breaker panel. One feed broken out to different breaker. 3O amp wire inside panel might be as long as 12" at most
RV pedestal wiring: http://www.midwestelectric.com/catalog/pdf/MEPC-RV05.pdf
