Power Cord/Extension Cord Melted Together
Well there's an expense I hadn't counted on. Packing up to go home & my 30a power cord & 30a extension cord were melted together. Oh well, small price to pay I guess. Now to figure out why they melted...
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Hi Naio,
The good:
They are small and don't take a lot of storage space
The bad:
Because there are two sets of contacts in close proximity there is more chance of heating. Because 15 amp outlets are often abused they do not connect well, so even with low amperage (your converter may draw 6 amps if it is small--and twice that if it is large) heating may occur.
The ugly:
They don't always fit the shore power cord box well--and if the female shore box outlet is worn (and they often are), the extra weight may cause the connector to fall out of the plug--leaving you with no power in the middle of the night.
Because they are small, they are easily lost. (or they hide from you).
Do yourself a favor and spend the extra dollars on the Dog Bone. Get one with right angle plugs if you can find it. They "hang" better on the shore power outlet.
I carry a 15 to 30; a 30 to 15; a 50 to 30, and a "break out box" that converts a 50 amp shore power to a 30 and two 20 amp females that have their own circuit breakers.
The good:
They are small and don't take a lot of storage space
The bad:
Because there are two sets of contacts in close proximity there is more chance of heating. Because 15 amp outlets are often abused they do not connect well, so even with low amperage (your converter may draw 6 amps if it is small--and twice that if it is large) heating may occur.
The ugly:
They don't always fit the shore power cord box well--and if the female shore box outlet is worn (and they often are), the extra weight may cause the connector to fall out of the plug--leaving you with no power in the middle of the night.
Because they are small, they are easily lost. (or they hide from you).
Do yourself a favor and spend the extra dollars on the Dog Bone. Get one with right angle plugs if you can find it. They "hang" better on the shore power outlet.
I carry a 15 to 30; a 30 to 15; a 50 to 30, and a "break out box" that converts a 50 amp shore power to a 30 and two 20 amp females that have their own circuit breakers.
