Can I replace a 30A plug with a 50A?
I find that about once a year or so, I need to replace the plug on my shore cable. The hot leg of the plug gets hot over time and melts the plug can causes it to fail. The big difference that I see...
Forum Discussion
The O P says the 'hot leg' of his plug gets overheated.
The current ALL comes 'in' on the 'hot' leg, and ALL
'leaves' on the 'neutral' leg..........reversing 60
times per second.....the point is, if ONLY the 'hot'
leg gets overheated, there is a problem (probably
loose connection) on THAT connection. There is equal
current on each 'leg', and the heating should be equal,
if all other things are equal.
The current ALL comes 'in' on the 'hot' leg, and ALL
'leaves' on the 'neutral' leg..........reversing 60
times per second.....the point is, if ONLY the 'hot'
leg gets overheated, there is a problem (probably
loose connection) on THAT connection. There is equal
current on each 'leg', and the heating should be equal,
if all other things are equal.
