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wtfjr
Explorer
Aug 22, 2014

A "cheater plug" in along with a Honda EU 2000i ????

Hi All We have an electrical question as follows-- For our first time we plan to use a cheater plug at Sebastian State Park where all that is offered is 30 amp service. One arm of this cheater p...
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BB_TX
Nomad
Aug 22, 2014
I don't think I would try it. The 30 amp and the 15/20 amp outlets use a common hot line and a common neutral. Adding the generator into the mix introduces a separate hot that is not in sync with the pedastal hot and a neutral that is not common to the pedastal neutral. You would be tying the two neutrals together in the "cheater". I honestly can't say what the result would be, but I would be concerned about the result.

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