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...
Forum Discussion
Well. this may sound strange but...
YES: you can still GET 50 amps.. BUT.. You can only accept 30 of 'em.
(SO what happens to the other 20? They are simply left in the box as it were)
IF you try to draw more than 30 amps you still get the CLICK OF DARKNESS (Sound of a circuit breaker tripping) only it is INSIDE the RV, not out where you need to put your shoes on to reset it.
Some folks worry about the posibility of a short that draws say 45 amps and overheats the shore cord.. Possible in a lab,, Basically impossibly in real life.. So do not worry about it (You might do it if you use an extension cord adn the plug/outlet junction is in a puddle but only the extension cord would be at risk not your RV's cord)
YES: you can still GET 50 amps.. BUT.. You can only accept 30 of 'em.
(SO what happens to the other 20? They are simply left in the box as it were)
IF you try to draw more than 30 amps you still get the CLICK OF DARKNESS (Sound of a circuit breaker tripping) only it is INSIDE the RV, not out where you need to put your shoes on to reset it.
Some folks worry about the posibility of a short that draws say 45 amps and overheats the shore cord.. Possible in a lab,, Basically impossibly in real life.. So do not worry about it (You might do it if you use an extension cord adn the plug/outlet junction is in a puddle but only the extension cord would be at risk not your RV's cord)
