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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 just a 15 amp outlet?

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    HappyKayakers
    Explorer III
    Feb 22, 2014
    I thought you were buried in snow up there. Why would you need an air conditioner? :B

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