Quick changing 50 to 30 amp receptacle.
I just reserved a site in an rv park and they asked me if I wanted 50 amp or 30 amp service in the site that I requested. I asked which one was available in the site that I wanted and they said "we ca...
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TakingThe5th wrote:I know there are many ways to check how many amps you are drawing. The post I was inquiring about implied there was a way to quickly test the potential of the circuits.westernrvparkowner wrote:hypoxia wrote:What are you running that regularly pulls a total of 100 amps? And what type of meter do you have that you can put it on the receptacle and it measures the amperage? It is my understanding that the only way to measure amperage is when you are actually drawing the power and I know of no easy way to draw exactly 50amps whenever you want to test a circuit.
I pull 50 amps from each leg on a regular basis and when I put my meter on the receptacle after he wires it it is a 240 VAC circuit with neutral and ground.
A Progressive EMS-HW50C will tell you what's being drawn on each leg. Add known loads to each leg and check the display. I like to turn on the two airs and other loads during set up to check the connections on the pedestal and beyond.
Your routine of turning on multiple appliances is useful to see if there is a substantial voltage drop under load. However the best way to determine the amperage rating on the circuit is to merely read the rating on the breaker, no meter required. Besides, if your rig is properly wired, the amperage of the system cannot cause damage. The absolute worst that can happen is a breaker trips and you lose power.
