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mikestock
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Dec 30, 2016

50 amp, 240 volt hookup without equipment ground

My son has purchased a lake house and we found a 50 amp RV plug. I checked it out and it has 120 volts from each leg to neutral and 240 volts between hot legs. The problem is that there is no ground w...
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mikestock
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Jan 03, 2017
The cable I plan to use is 3-#8 plus ground. The 200 amp box I'm tying into has a grounding strip down the left side and neutral strip down the right side. The RV, 50 amp, receptacle will be about 3 feet away, just below the right corner.

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