Surge Protector Scorched
Hi folks - hope this is the right forum for this? I have a 30A surge protector. This weekend while it was in use the power company (not the campground) did a power failure. I started hearing arcing...
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pianotuna wrote:
valhalla360,
Since I'm 30 amp--I use an adapter to 50 amp. That gives me access to 6000 watts and the autoformer would never cause a trip.
The only time I've tripped a breaker was on a 15 amp circuit where I deliberately over loaded it. I was using autoformer because input voltage was 100.
Then it's not the autoformer, it's the 50amp adapter that is allowing you to use more power...by that logic, they should outlaw 50amp adapters.
But even then the autoformer won't boost unless the park is providing low voltage.
There might be a few watts used in standby but if the park is providing adequate voltage, the park would be hard pressed to show $0.01 of electricity per day extra used.
