50 amp to 30 amp adapter
I have a 30 amp trailer. If I found myself in a campground with only 50 amp service is it safe to use a 50 amp to 30 amp adapter? In other words, will using 50 amp service damage any electrical compon...
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myredracer wrote:Stovepipe wrote:myredracer wrote:
Don't forget to always turn the pedestal breaker off before you plug in.
Just out of curiosity, why?
If you plug in live, there are capacitors in the converter/charger circuitry that cause a high momentary inrush current. You can hear a zap and in the dark you can see a flash. The zap causes pitting on your shore power plug blades and inside a pedestal recept. The pitting attracts dirt and eventually there is poor contact causing heat and possibly a meltdown. You can clean up a plug, but there's nothing you can do about pedestal recepts. and they just get worse and worse over time. If your plug blades look dirty or discolored, clean them up with some fine grit sandpaper.
I've seen some newer pedestals with a label on them to turn power off first. No shock hazard.
Great information, thank you.
