Electric Heater Question
Tomorrow I'm trading my 2013 Apex 268 for a 2014 Arctic Fox 25p. I'm so stoked. Wife and I want to do winter camping. The question is I'm looking at supplementing the regular heat with an electric hea...
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A 50A breaker has 2 poles. Each pole is 120V, capable of carrying 50A. But, both poles cannot carry 50A at the same time because they are 180 degrees out of phase, 60 times a second. So, the maximum amperage available at any one time is 50.
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With further reading about 50 amp RV service, I have lessened my confusion. What I said above is true for a house, but a 50 amp RV uses 2 separate legs of 120V that are not connected to give 240V in most cases. Therefore, each leg has a max of 50 amps, with a total of 100 amps at 120V. That's 12,000 watts that I periodically wouldn't mind having. If either leg exceeds 50amps however, the breaker will flip.
Learn something new everyday, I do.
Edit
With further reading about 50 amp RV service, I have lessened my confusion. What I said above is true for a house, but a 50 amp RV uses 2 separate legs of 120V that are not connected to give 240V in most cases. Therefore, each leg has a max of 50 amps, with a total of 100 amps at 120V. That's 12,000 watts that I periodically wouldn't mind having. If either leg exceeds 50amps however, the breaker will flip.
Learn something new everyday, I do.
