30 Amp Question

Spend the money and buy the YELLOW CAMCO with "D" handles for ease of separation and long term durability.

2112 wrote:
I always use my 50A adaptor when I can. Many times the 30A pedestal receptacles are in poor shape while the 50A looks new.

Me too.

Any time I am at a site that has both, I use my adapter and plug into the 50A.

Veebyes wrote:

williamp321 wrote:
WalMart has the pig tails.

Would they be in the meat freezer section?:h

Pickled, in a jar on the shelve.

williamp321 wrote:
WalMart has the pig tails.

Would they be in the meat freezer section?:h

IN addition most 50 amp boxes contain both 30 and 20 amp outlets in addition to the 50.

Where I'm parked you can use both 30 and 20 amp all day no tribble. but if you try to use the 50 and one other ... You can trip your site breaker back at the park servie panel.. Each site has its very own feed all the way back to the main.

(Actually this is a very good way to wire an RV park).

imgoin4it wrote:
Only once in nearly 15 years of RVing have I encountered an RV park that had only 50amp service and no 30amp outlet available. That was in Alaska near fairbanks.

There are a lot of CG's thru out the US now that have pull thru sites for the big coaches that only have a 50 amp shore station.

If you don't ask for those sites one would not know that they are only 50 amp.

If park is full and those sites are open they will park you in those sites no matter what type of coach you have. I tow and always 'ask' for those sites and yup most of the time they only have 50 amp. :C

Always nice to have the adapter on hand to use. Most everyone uses the 30AMPS receptacles and alot of them don't look very good connection wise...

The 50AMP Receptacle next to is usually as clean as can be...

I got mine from WALMART... Looks like this...



This is a diagram showing how it works... Notice that it only taps into one HOT side of the 50AMP Service for you to use... Although you have 50AMP service available to use your trailer 30AMP breaker will keep you from using more than than 30AMPs otherwise the trailer 30AMP breaker will trip.



Roy Ken

imgoin4it wrote:
Only once in nearly 15 years of RVing have I encountered an RV park that had only 50amp service and no 30amp outlet available.

Not once....never been anywhere where it was just 50amp at the pedestal.

Just 30amp or less...yes.

Only once in nearly 15 years of RVing have I encountered an RV park that had only 50amp service and no 30amp outlet available. That was in Alaska near fairbanks.

Yes,

Often the 50 amp receptacle will have seen less use and be in better shape.

A surge protector is cheap insurance no matter where you plug in.