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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myredracer wrote:CA Traveler wrote:Where does that come from? Except for the condition of the receptacle in a pedestal and your shore power plug, you should be able to draw 30 amps continuously.
Plus the maximum recommended sustained load is 80%. ie 24A for 30A power.
There's no way to get away with drawing 30amps for any length of time through a 30amp cord cap or circuit breaker. When the current draw is over 25amps for any sustained period, the breaker will heat up and trip before very long. You might be able to get by for a few seconds but not after a long period of heavy use. The 24amp figure is a good one to go by - any more and you just asking for trouble.
