50 amp down to 30 amp plug -- still 50 amp?
From the stupid questions department ..... A fellow told us last weekend that when we plug our 30 amp plug into a 50 amp plug through a 50 amp to 30 amp adapter we still get 50 amps. That doesn't s...
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You get 30 amps through 1 leg at 120V. With a 50 amp plug, you get two 120V 50 amp "legs" for a total of 100 amps on two different 50 amp circuits.
Edited, my mistake on understanding he is tying into a 50 amp 2 leg pedestal with a 30 amp cord. He'll have the full 30 amp capacity in his RV /TT.
2oldman below is correct.
Edited, my mistake on understanding he is tying into a 50 amp 2 leg pedestal with a 30 amp cord. He'll have the full 30 amp capacity in his RV /TT.
2oldman below is correct.
