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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CavemanCharlie wrote:The 50A RV circuit is 120/240V 50A and it does indeed supply both 120V and 240V to the RV.rbpru wrote:
For the technically inclined, the 50 amp plug has two 120 volt lines available which can be combined to power the heavier electrical loads of a 50 amp TT.
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Um,, this doesn't sound right to me. If you combine two 120 volt lines you get 240 volts. No RV I've ever seen runs off of 240 volts.
I may be miss interpreting you though.
Most RVs don't have 240V appliances but some do. But for the technically inclined it is NOT just 2 120V circuits. Rather it's a split phase design such that the neutral carries the difference in amps of the two hots and hence cannot exceed 50A. The circuit is identical to a home 50A oven for example.
