electricial 30 to 50 amp connection
I plan on camping at a campground that only has 50 amp spots left. My mini winnie has a 30 amp power cord, Will there be problems if I use a 50 30 amp bone adapter. Do i have to stick with 30 amp? I k...
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edatlanta wrote:
The adapter works fine as it only uses one of the 50 amp breakers. You are still limited to 30 amp by your rig however. And 30 amp really means 24 amps since all breakers are limited to 80% of their rating for continuous power.
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Circuit breakers are not limited to 80% of their rating. They will operate at 100% of their rating continuously without tripping. Only after they exceed the rating printed on the breaker will they trip.
Circuit breakers for any given circuit are supposed to be sized to operate no more than 80% of the rating. But, again, that does not mean they will trip at 80%.
