"cheater" plugs
Saw an ad for a "cheater plug" that supposedly uses an adapter that allows 50 amp service to be obtained by plugging one 30 and one 20 amp plug at the same time. Plug rig's 50 amp plug into one end, ...
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Saw an ad for a "cheater plug" that supposedly uses an adapter that allows 50 amp service to be obtained by plugging one 30 and one 20 amp plug at the same time. Plug rig's 50 amp plug into one end, and other end has 1 30 amp and 1 20 amp plug to be put into pedestal at campsite. Anyone know if this can actually do as advertised? I'm skeptical.
Presumably you understand that so-called "50 amp service" is really 100 amp service because it's 50 amps per leg across two legs for a total service of 12,000 watts whereas 30 amp service is 30 amps across one leg for a total service of just 3600 watts. Use this cheater and you'd have up to 6000 watts available, half that offered by "50 amp service".
