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...
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Heat forms when there is excessive resistance. Campground outlets are abused when folks plug and unplug with a load turned on. The contacts are burned on the plug and the outlet and then the resulting contact surface has resistance causing heat at that point. Cheap brass or expensive brass contacts will have the same problem.
I plug and unplug multiple times, to wipe the contact area, before turning on the power.
I plug and unplug multiple times, to wipe the contact area, before turning on the power.
