50 amp question
I had a situation at an RV park the other day and I need some help to understand what happened. Of course, this happened late at night. My surge protector showed low voltage (108 volts) on one of the...
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30 amp is one leg supplying 120 volts. 50 amp is two legs supplying 120 volts onn each leg. If you check the voltage from leg to leg you will see 240 but nothing in the RV operates on 240. The danger with 50 amp RV service is that if the neutral is lost 240 volts can be fed to some appliances causing a cloud of smoke. Often times us 30 amp RV owners will adapt to 50 amps because our 30 amp rig is now riding on a heavier gauge wire to the pedestal. On the other hand 50 amp RV owners could be somewhat safer by operating on the 30 amp circuit because it doesn't have the ability to cause damage if neutral is lost. You could also make a 50 amp adapter to only power one leg which might carry your main ac unit.
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