Expanding AC distribution panel

time2roll wrote:

Andonso wrote:
I found this Progressive Dymanics 30 AMP 120VAC AC/DC DISTRIBUTION PANEL

https://www.ltdrvparts.com/PROGRESSIVE-DYNAMICS-30-AMP-120VAC-AC-DC-DISTRIBUTION-PANEL-PD50B2T2GP.htm

This will serve you well to completely replace the panel. I believe these come with a integrated converter so you will have a spare. Although at $58 I assume it is just a shell. Add your own breakers, fuses and converter.

NEC still limits to five 120v branch circuits but that is up to you. I would sooner add the additional breakers to this panel rather than add a sub-panel or power strip etc. to the old panel.

Yes at that price there's no converter included. I did find 35, 50 and 60 amp dist. panels for considerably more cost, some are VAC only while others are AC/DC, however most do not include a converter.

I'm wondering who is going to actually inspect an upgraded dist. panel to determine if it follows NEC code?

In our state no electrical permit is required for travel trailers.

However I did once perform some work once on my own property that had a 44' 1956 ABC coach. Upgraded the PUD service from 100 to 200 amps and the RVs old bull dog 50 amp panel to a 200 amp panel. completely rewired the RV to 3-wire copper from that older 2 wire alum. with some sort of cloth jacketing.

So I obtain a permit from the county and from the state's labor and industries. I do remember an electrical inspector showing up to check mostly the PUD upgrade as I needed to dig a 100 foot trench 2 feet deep to lay a new higher amp service cable to the RV.

However I don't remember the electrical inspector spending alot of time checking out the rewiring of the rv or it's new 200 service panel. Though he must have looked it over.

Sort of confusing as the state shows online no electrical permit is required for a travel trailers. Perhaps it was the county that required a permit from labor and industries?

When I fixed up the old ABC Coach I was told I needed permits from the county and the state's Labor and Industries, however at the same time I was upgrading the PUD service and installing a service panel in the shed I built partially out of timber I picked up at a Saturday sale.

The RV was only on cement blocks with no permanent foundation. I did follow the Nec code when installing a new service panel and rewiring the RV.

I had new 200 amp service panel RV, new 200 amp service panel on PUD pole and new 200 amp service panel in the shed