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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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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Sep 29, 2018
Typically the legs are called L1 and L2 or Leg 1 and Leg 2.

Given that multi phase, 2 phase is incorrect (but common usage) split phase is my (and others) choice for the overall description.

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