50-AMP Hookup for a Truck Camper?
Hi everyone! We just stripped a vintage truck camper and are rewiring it from scratch. I have tons of questions, but I thought I'd start with a big picture one: is there ever a case where it would ma...
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DWeikert wrote:
What is this "shore power" of which you speak? Never used it. :)
But seriously...roamlab wrote:
it is much safer to step down from a 50-amp to a 30-amp than step up from a 30-amp to a 50-amp.
Actually the opposite is true, if I understand what you wrote. A 50 amp service is going to have a 50 amp breaker. Sure, you can use an adapter to plug a 30 amp plug into a 50 amp outlet but that outlet is still going to have a 50 amp breaker. Just make sure your internal wiring up to the camper's breaker panel can handle the 50 amps should a fault occur. Think of your house wiring. You have a 15 amp circuit with 14 gauge wire. You can't just replace that 15 amp breaker with a 20 amp and leave the 14 gauge wire in place.
Properly done, the RV will have a 30A breaker in its own panel. so even though the outside panel is 50A, your still protecting your own wiring with a 30A breaker.
