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pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 22, 2014

running an air conditioner on 250 feet of cord

Hi, Obviously voltage drop is going to be an issue. If I have a 20 amp 120 volt outlet, could I use #10 wire and place an autoformer at the RV end to deal with voltage drop? What about using ...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 23, 2014
Hi,

A new panel is due this spring--so I'll pay for a fifty amp outlet at the house. This is probably going to be moot as the owner is having second thoughts about allowing a gravel or rhinosnot pad to be created.

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