50 amp plug
Our Alpenlite 50 amp cord is hard wired directly to the converter and the cord stored in the small compartment in the picture. When hooking up to shore power the cord must be pulled through a small op...
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JohnG3 wrote:So far we have been discussing a 50A service, the outlet for which is IDENTICAL to a home installation (Stove etc).
No they are NOT exactly the same. Had a licensed electrician put a 30 amp RV service in a private camp site ( I even supplied the RV supply plug). I checked before plugging in and found he had wired it as a 220VAC 30amp service. Had I not checked that would have been a disaster.
YOU have introduced 30A to the discussion. They ARE different and there is NO direct home equivalent. Electricians do get confused, which is why I posted that it is probably best to have a 50A outlet installed if a professional is doing it, they will probably get it right!
