50A rigs and wire sizing
A post yesterday about a burnt neutral wire got me to wondering... If; A 50A rig has all 120v appliances and loads, A 120v 10A load will measure the same amperage draw on both the hot side and the ...
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Bob Landry wrote:
..That is why when you go to a breaker panel for a 50A systen, there are three breakers. All current carrying legs have to be protected. If you disagree, tell me where the current flows from to get to the hot wire when a device runs, it's not through ground...
You lost me at the 3 breakers part. I have never seen a neutral breaker.
A properly wired 50 125/250 circuit for an RV (or any other 125/250 appliance for that matter) is fed by a 2 pole breaker - on the L1/L2 hots - that's it.
The neutral - although it does carry current... It is NEVER the source. It is only the return path.
