The black wire on my plug is burnt up...
So after the winter, I pulled up and moved. I was using the 50A socket with the 50-30 adapter. One of my connections was burnt up and the plastic was melted. The flat prong was black. The ...
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groundhogy wrote:I *think* I saw somebody post a photo of an off-the-shelf product but could be wrong. Providing you keep the plug blades clean and never plug in with the power on, you shouldn't have a problem for the occasional time a 30 up to 50 amp adapter is needed and it's done all the time. If you have a choice of plugging into a 50 amp receptacle in a pedestal instead of a 30, that can often be a better choice because 50 amp receptacles are often in much better condition.
It is likely that weather is playing a large part in this.
Is there a weather shielding product or method for a hanging plug/socket?
BTW, when buying a new plug or adapter, get one that has "UL" printed on it. Unlike just about everything else electrical, extension cords and adapters aren't required to be UL listed and if they aren't, you are buying unknown quality of components (think Ch*nese quality).
Also, buy the highest quality replacement plug for the shore power cord. Cheap ones are terrible to work with as I found out when I bought a replacement one for our autoformer. Unfortunately, replacement plugs aren't watertight. Sometimes you can just find a complete new shore power cord instead at a decent price and if you do that, you can have a spare extension cord for the occasional time the pedestal is too far away.
If a person has a 30 amp RV and is plugging into a 50 amp receptacle in a pedestal using a 30 to 50 adapter, it's impossible to draw more than 30 amps due to the main breaker in the RV panel and a 30 amp shore power cord is not an issue.
