Plugging 30A 5th wheel into 50A service
Will I have any problems if I plug my 30A fiver into 50A service at a RV park. I will not be drawing any more than 30A, but the park says I should pay $50 deposit to rent a "box" from them.
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Coach-man wrote:
30 amp and 50 amp uses the same wiring? 30 amp uses 12 gauge wire, 50 amp uses 10 gauge wire! They better not be using the same wires! I guess some parks will try and get by using the same wires, but that is so wrong! It is far more common to have a 30 amp overheat than a 50 amp. Now, if you are using a full 50 amps, and there is a brownout, you may be in trouble, and you should be using some sort of protection to avoid burning out AC compressors and or expensive electronics! But a 30 amp RV plugged into a 50 amp circuit, would have more of a cushion than a 50 amp, not to say an isolation transformer or some other protection should be avoided.
Wow! Please go take a basic course on electric wiring. Hopefully everyone reading your posts will have a laugh and then disregard them, as you seem to know absolutely nothing about even the most basic aspects of electric wiring!:R
