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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120/208 is a standard three phase
240/480 is a standard single phase
277/40 is a very common three phase
Utilities like to keep their systems a little high so when conditions cause the customers to draw more then normal loads the voltage does not drop too low. 125/250 volts by the time it gets to a customers device is well within specs. With our hot weather and ACs running my voltage is still at 122 volts. Normal in my house is 126-128 with out furnace or AC running.
People get confused about 50 amp RV systems. They are a standard 120/240 four wire system. Exactly the same as most range circuits in a stick house.
30 amp RV finally got recognized by NEMA back I believe in the early 80s. It got a NEMA designation even though it doesn't follow their normal numbering system.
Many electrician that go to continuing education classes after the main body of the code. They miss most of the specialty code items so they do not know what they are doing.
240/480 is a standard single phase
277/40 is a very common three phase
Utilities like to keep their systems a little high so when conditions cause the customers to draw more then normal loads the voltage does not drop too low. 125/250 volts by the time it gets to a customers device is well within specs. With our hot weather and ACs running my voltage is still at 122 volts. Normal in my house is 126-128 with out furnace or AC running.
People get confused about 50 amp RV systems. They are a standard 120/240 four wire system. Exactly the same as most range circuits in a stick house.
30 amp RV finally got recognized by NEMA back I believe in the early 80s. It got a NEMA designation even though it doesn't follow their normal numbering system.
Many electrician that go to continuing education classes after the main body of the code. They miss most of the specialty code items so they do not know what they are doing.
