50 AMP
A friend of mine has a an outlet and also the plug for a 50 AMP, the Red and White wires are mis-crossed. What will that do to his RV if he hooks it up? ...Thank you!
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- Are you saying the neutral (white) wire is connected to one of the hot leg terminals, with the hot (red) wire hooked to the neutral terminal? Is the fourth ground terminal connected properly? If that's the case, then yes, he will have a serious problem if he plugs into it. Donn is mistaken though, in that there is no difference in the way RV 50 amp 4-wire outlets and residential 50 amp 4-wire outlets are wired. The outlets are identical, and both should measure 220VAC between the two hot terminals, and 120VAC from each hot terminal to the neutral terminal. There should be zero volts between the neutral and safety ground.
- Try this link, it pretty well explains the various outlets and plugs, including the 240 VAC service in 50 amp RVs.
donn0128 wrote:
More than likely he has 50 amp 220 volts if it is at a house. What will happen is it will destroy everything electrical in his RV if he plugs it in. RV's use 50 amps 120 VAC. It is different.
Sorry, but this is not correct.
RV 50 amp is 240 volt. The 4 prong plug should be fed by 4 wires, 2- 120 volt "hot" lines usually a black and red wire, a neutral "return" wire usually white, and a ground usually green or bare with no insulation.- More than likely he has 50 amp 220 volts if it is at a house. What will happen is it will destroy everything electrical in his RV if he plugs it in. RV's use 50 amps 120 VAC. It is different.
