Dual-15-adapter-generator
Anyone know where I can get one of those dual 15 amp to 30 amp RV plug adapters. The male end has two plugs for the house style outlets and the female is a single 30 amp RV socket. I have seen them po...
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Scary, isn't it. A typical 120v. receptacle is fed from a single breaker back at the panel so you still have a 15 or 20 amp limit depending on the breaker size. It is possible to separate the two outlets of a duplex receptacle and is often done with a living room outlet so a table lamp can be put on a switched circuit. Virtually never is a duplex receptacle fed from 2 separate breakers (and is probably a code issue). In the extreme rare instance it might be, it is highly possible that the phasing is different for each outlet and a direct short would occur if both of those male prong sets are interconnected.
