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TDIStan
Explorer
Sep 26, 2018

How common are parks with "cheater" 50amp service?

How common are parks with "cheater" 50amp service? By "cheater" 50amp service I mean a standard NMEA 14-50R outlet that has been wired with BOTH hot terminals on the same 120v leg. "Cheater" 50amp ser...
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Lynnmor
Explorer II
Sep 27, 2018
TechWriter wrote:

We've had a couple of Teslas and an electric motorcycle charge up at our RV campground sites, and I haven't noticed the lights dimming as they charged.

I think Teslas use between 30 - 50A. So if an EV vehicle is just using a vacant site, what's the big deal?


No big deal at all, theft is common among the entitlement generation.

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