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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dougrainer wrote:Usually this comes up when one of the cord connectors sustains heat damage.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.
Most of the time you are better off using the 50 amp breaker if you have the adapter since the 50 amp sockets on the power pedestals are usually in better condition than the 30 amp sockets. They are used less. I'm speaking as a camp host.
Have a great day.
NOT TRUE. Are you stating that if your continous amp draw exceeds 24/25 amps the main 30 amp breaker or the individual breakers will trip? EXPLAIN your reasoning and don't attempt to use the NEC code which does not take into account RV type systems. Doug
I agree 30 amps is fine. Although I also agree for a virtually continuous load it is best to stay a little under the 30 amps.
