autoformers for dummies (me)
Hi all, I've heard folks saying autoformers "steal" power from the campground and hence from other campers. Here is my understanding of what happens. The total wattage remains the same less abou...
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Hi rjxj,
Pretty much all campgrounds are 30 amps. That means energy at the source is 3600 watts. That is what I am paying for.
Using at extra 48 watts on 1200 watts out of a possible total of 3600 watts would not make much if any difference to the campground. Nor should it inconvenience anyone even if every RV had and autoformer.
Pretty much all campgrounds are 30 amps. That means energy at the source is 3600 watts. That is what I am paying for.
Using at extra 48 watts on 1200 watts out of a possible total of 3600 watts would not make much if any difference to the campground. Nor should it inconvenience anyone even if every RV had and autoformer.
rjxj wrote:
Not being a smart a-- but let me ask this, could everyone in the campground run an auto former at the same time? I'm not real worried about it and not going to use one but it is interesting because there is only so much energy available at the source. Not that you would ever see everyone doing it but just in theory. I dont care if you use one or not and I believe I have even joked with you about it before. I do agree that if we are paying for X we should be getting X.
Yet in another way the whole issue doesn't surprise me, I mean the RV is cheesy as heck so why would where it connects to be any different. :)
