power cord size?
I had to move my 5th wheel approx. 125 ft. from a power source on my property. I have some large guage power cords. What size would I need to run my 11.5 AC for all day? I have guest coming and withou...
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smkettner wrote:
I would not cobble multiple extension cords to run an air conditioner 125' away.
SoundGuy wrote:
Cobble? :h Isn't that what I just described is an everyday occurrence here in the Ontario provincial park system where it's not unusual at all to find the campsite service post 100' or more from where the trailer is parked? The OP has described this as a one time event, he's hardly going to put any $$$ into a special installation for that. Run the cable, monitor the source voltage and ensuing voltage drop, and if it's over 104 vac under load don't worry about it ... just what I do whenever I camp here in Ontario. ;)
My comments were certainly not "off topic" as this entire discussion relates to cable gauge, length of cable run, and resultant voltage drop. "Useless trivia" - Ha Ha, nice stretch but no cigar for you. :W "Cobbling" cable as smkettner warned against is exactly what the OP is intending to do, 'cause as he stated in his original post he already has "some large gauge power cords" (his words). It's also what I and everyone else who camps in the Ontario provincial park system often has to do, whether you or anyone else approves or not. :R
