Switching out amperage box
Ok, so I've been looking and have not seen this question arise. With all of the electrical conversions people use out there, (home power vs shore power etc) The one question I have is....what if inste...
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Apparently, the RV is currently a 50 AMP unit. I wouldn't change anything since it will easily operate all the appliances and circuitry installed from the factory. On our rig with three ACs we never come close to maxing out a 50 amp circuit and we undertake zero load management.
If you change out the distribution panel to 100 amps you are probably going to need to change the incoming wiring (couldn't use the 50 amp plug and cable anymore, the wiring would be too small) 50 amp receptacles are not rated for 100 amps, so that end would need to be hardwired to the home panel. Furthermore, I don't think there is any wire rated for 100 amps that is not required to either be buried or run in conduit, so you may not be able to get a licensed electrician to do the work. The rig will then need additional circuits, meaning you will need to run wiring inside. You would also be killing any resale value because a buyer would probably just have a bunch of ????'s rolling around in their head thinking something must be amiss when they see a 100 amp panel and a weird power cord.
If your sound studio requires a whole lot of power (I have absolutely no idea) you could have an electrician install a separate panel and circuits (in conduit, not behind the walls) to serve only that equipment. It could either be fed by a separate 50 amp cord or hardwired directly to your home distribution panel (rendering your RV inoperable). Then if you decide to ever sell the rig you can remove the panel and circuits and only have a hole the size of the incoming wiring to worry about. If you brought the wiring in thru the floor in a closet and patched the hole, no one would ever know or care about your sound studio modifications.
The best advice you got was to try running everything as is to see if you even have an issue. My guess is you are going to be just fine.
If you change out the distribution panel to 100 amps you are probably going to need to change the incoming wiring (couldn't use the 50 amp plug and cable anymore, the wiring would be too small) 50 amp receptacles are not rated for 100 amps, so that end would need to be hardwired to the home panel. Furthermore, I don't think there is any wire rated for 100 amps that is not required to either be buried or run in conduit, so you may not be able to get a licensed electrician to do the work. The rig will then need additional circuits, meaning you will need to run wiring inside. You would also be killing any resale value because a buyer would probably just have a bunch of ????'s rolling around in their head thinking something must be amiss when they see a 100 amp panel and a weird power cord.
If your sound studio requires a whole lot of power (I have absolutely no idea) you could have an electrician install a separate panel and circuits (in conduit, not behind the walls) to serve only that equipment. It could either be fed by a separate 50 amp cord or hardwired directly to your home distribution panel (rendering your RV inoperable). Then if you decide to ever sell the rig you can remove the panel and circuits and only have a hole the size of the incoming wiring to worry about. If you brought the wiring in thru the floor in a closet and patched the hole, no one would ever know or care about your sound studio modifications.
The best advice you got was to try running everything as is to see if you even have an issue. My guess is you are going to be just fine.
