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TDIStan
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Sep 26, 2018

How common are parks with "cheater" 50amp service?

How common are parks with "cheater" 50amp service? By "cheater" 50amp service I mean a standard NMEA 14-50R outlet that has been wired with BOTH hot terminals on the same 120v leg. "Cheater" 50amp ser...
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allen8106
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Oct 12, 2018
TDIStan wrote:
I mean a standard NMEA 14-50R outlet that has been wired with BOTH hot terminals on the same 120v leg.


This is standard for RV's and RV service. This gives you two 120 volt legs in your RV. One usually runs the AC or multiple AC's, the other usually runs all other 120 circuits.

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