Crack Down on 50 Amp Rigs Using 30 Amp Sites
I don't know how long this has been going on but I learned today that some RV parks including the Washington/Pittsbugh KOA I had booked has a policy that if your rig has 50 amp service, you can't use ...
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Hi,
Assuming the load shedder is adjustable amperage. Apparently not all of them are.
After seeing what happens to a brand new female outlet after one season I can understand why the owner doesn't want a 50 amp (really 100 amp) RV plugged into a 30 amp shore power supply.
I do limit myself to 24 amps on a 30 amp supply, but I may add the autoformer if voltage is low. The last two 50 amp shore power supplies I used required the autoformer for me to keep above 107 volts. If I am connected to a 50 amp I set the limit at 30 amps, and my "break out box" does have a 30 amp breaker on one leg (and twin 20 amps on the other leg).
Assuming the load shedder is adjustable amperage. Apparently not all of them are.
After seeing what happens to a brand new female outlet after one season I can understand why the owner doesn't want a 50 amp (really 100 amp) RV plugged into a 30 amp shore power supply.
I do limit myself to 24 amps on a 30 amp supply, but I may add the autoformer if voltage is low. The last two 50 amp shore power supplies I used required the autoformer for me to keep above 107 volts. If I am connected to a 50 amp I set the limit at 30 amps, and my "break out box" does have a 30 amp breaker on one leg (and twin 20 amps on the other leg).
down home wrote:
On board load shedding device will shut one off, otherwise everything may brown out or burn up.
No way can anything on the coach coach 50 amps from a 30 amp circuit.
