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TDIStan
Explorer
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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deltabravo
Nomad
Oct 14, 2018
TDIStan wrote:
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 service does not provide 240v - only two 120v circuits.


Sounds like that kind of wiring isn't going to pass code / electrical inspection, so I can't imagine why an outlet would be wired like that.

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