Swapping 50 Amp cord for a thirty.
My small 26' 5th wheel came with 50 Amp service and of course the cord is impossible to handle, especially in cold weather. I would like to swap it out for a 30 amp cable. My 5th wheel has a single...
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Mickeyfan0805 wrote:
Just to clarify - is your desire to hook up to a 30a pole as well? Or, are you wanting to use adapters to run a 30a cable from a 50a pole?
The former, I would presume, would be fine if you don't have a call for the power. You don't want to run a 30a cable between a 50a pole and a 50a breaker, however, as the cord is not rated to carry that much power.
Good question......
I have a 50 to 30 amp adapter, so I would use the 50 amp twist lock on the camper to the 30 amp adapter then connect to the 30 amp recepticle in the power pole.
Is there an advantage to using the 50 amp power pole receptacle? Then I would need two 50 to 30 adapters?
Ron W.
