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DrewE
Mar 12, 2019Explorer II
These cheater cords give me the heebie-jeebies. If one of the outlets they are plugged into is miswired or has some other fault (such as an open or resistive neutral), using one could cause a short circuit or a significantly and dangerously overloaded wire.
The places where these work are pretty few and far between. Not many campgrounds have two 30A sockets per site but no 50A, and GFCIs have been required for the 20A sockets per the NEC for some time now so there are not that many grandfathered in without GFCIs.
The places where these work are pretty few and far between. Not many campgrounds have two 30A sockets per site but no 50A, and GFCIs have been required for the 20A sockets per the NEC for some time now so there are not that many grandfathered in without GFCIs.
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