50A Idea
I am by NO means an electrical engineer. I still don't know 100% what the true difference is between amps and watts and volts. But I had a recent idea and I wonder if this would help us out with our W...
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MitchF150 wrote:The 30 amp and 50 amp plugs are using the exact same wiring. There are no separate circuits for 50 amp or 30 amp.
When it's available, I hook to the 50a with a 30a adapter just because I can and while it usually makes no difference, but most of the loop are 30a campers and guess what plug they are plugging into? On hot days, everyone has their A/C running, so it's hitting that 30a circuit pretty good I figure..
Not as many using the 50a I figure, so the voltage drop probably is not as much as on the heavily used 30a circuit for the campground..
I don't know if that's how it really works, but I've seen the 30a voltage down to around 110v in the afternoon where it was 120v in the morning... (still within spec, but it's dropped a bit)
So far when hooked to the 50a, it's been 120v all day. And you don't get any more amps then what your trailer is wired for (30a), so that's not an advantage to plugging into the 50a.
Just my experience with it.. :)
Good luck!
Mitch
