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BobnSofi
Explorer
Dec 07, 2015

50 Amp Cord, Pwr Reel, Cord Ext, AutoFrmr w/srge/fire contrl

OK We now have the luxury of a 50 amp power chord reel (nice) Now we want to set up the luxury of a maximum longer 50 amp cord & reel, and a maximum 50 amp extension cord on a power wheel (remov...
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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Dec 07, 2015
Mex,

That suggests resistance loss to me. Assuming you measured a 30A cord you had a long length in a tight environment that minimized heat loss with a 83% load. Wire specs generally include ambient temps of straight cord so I don't know how to calculate the expected heat loss with your environment.

Sometimes when I stop my cord is in the 140 degree range from engine heat and it doesn't seem to be a problem.

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