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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I'll chime in on this, I'm an electrical engineer and I'm planning on upgrading to 50a single-leg.
Now, to some of the points made -
cord size--
Almost all 50a RV cords are 8/3. I will conceed that you don't likely need both legs, so you can buy/make your own 50a 8/2 plug instead. I intend on making my own.
Who needs it? Me....
Even though most 50a plugs are 50a 2-leg, I'll just use 1.
Why? Making breakfast in the summer.
Coffee maker - 900 watts, ~9amps.
Microwave going, 1500 watts, ~15a.
Electric hot water heater is going because I just took a shower, 400w, 4amps
Fridge on electric, 400 watts, 4a.
That right there is 32a.
Toaster - 900w, ~9a
And then, the AC kicks on....
Now of course, any of us can just simply do a little basic power management/use propane instead of electric, but if the plug is there, and you're paying for it, why not just upgrade? You can always use a 50-30 adapter for the sites that only have 30a.
Now, to some of the points made -
cord size--
Almost all 50a RV cords are 8/3. I will conceed that you don't likely need both legs, so you can buy/make your own 50a 8/2 plug instead. I intend on making my own.
Who needs it? Me....
Even though most 50a plugs are 50a 2-leg, I'll just use 1.
Why? Making breakfast in the summer.
Coffee maker - 900 watts, ~9amps.
Microwave going, 1500 watts, ~15a.
Electric hot water heater is going because I just took a shower, 400w, 4amps
Fridge on electric, 400 watts, 4a.
That right there is 32a.
Toaster - 900w, ~9a
And then, the AC kicks on....
Now of course, any of us can just simply do a little basic power management/use propane instead of electric, but if the plug is there, and you're paying for it, why not just upgrade? You can always use a 50-30 adapter for the sites that only have 30a.
