RV Panel Outlet with 50-Amp Receptacle

We have a 50 amp set up at our house and we purchased the receptical that allows us to close the cover all the way. It's nice keeps it out of the elements but makes a great place for. It's to make a nest. That part sucks!

But one leg should be 120volt and the other 110volts with the neutral and a ground with a 50 amp breaker. Pretty cheap to do if you can yourself, if not make sure you get an electrician that knows what they are doing.

My 50A male plug it flat, and I can, and usually do close the panel after I connect and turn the breakers on. At campgrounds that type of box is exposed to the weather all the time. I would try to place it in a protected location of possible though.

Here is a couple of pictorials to give some idea what to expect...

Camp Ground Pedestal wiring...



AC VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS at the connector your shore power cable plugs into.

50AMPS


30/20/15 AMPS

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All readings must be followed to the TEE...

Roy Ken

Regardless of what it states, you will NOT be able to close the door when the 50 amp male plug is plugged in. Does that concern you? If INSIDE then no big deal. But if exposed to the elements, I would NOT want to leave the door open. Doug

enblethen wrote:
60 amp would be rating. You could drop down to fifty as most rigs do not use the full 60 amp.
Circuit should be 120/240 four wire. two 120 volt legs with 240 across them, one neutral and one ground.

The panel also has a GFCI duplex 15/20 amp outlet on it's own breaker. A 60 amp breaker would allow about 80% of the maximum possible load before tripping.

60 amp would be rating. You could drop down to fifty as most rigs do not use the full 60 amp.
Circuit should be 120/240 four wire. two 120 volt legs with 240 across them, one neutral and one ground.

60 amp 240 from a 60 amp double breaker in your main panel... You'll need to run a 4-wire (3 plus ground) 6GA copper line at a minimum, 4 GA if the run is very long. If you run aluminum, use 4GA instead of 6GA. Make sure the neutral and ground are NOT bonded at the sub-panel.