UPDATE Splicing 30A plug to 50 amp cord
First of all, don't tell me to buy a new 50A plug. We are in southern Mexico and there are none to be had. On Amazon US I have seen them for under $20.00. On Amazon Canada the Camco 55255 Power Gr...
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Here are the photos. I should add at this point (since I neglected to mention it earlier) the melting of the rubber on the 50A plug did not happen overnight. It has been very slowly worsening over a year or two, but much worse this year.
The yellow one is a Camco dogbone and was connected when the heat problem was noticed.
The black dogbone is the new one, temperatures are lower but still about 20 degrees F above ambient when the heatpump has been on for a while.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fctHK2LhvA/WITnPRC5lVI/AAAAAAAAH_k/qkmttdFaJOEEvRbERIBH2xRIDPGSsxnKwCLcB/s320/DSCN2200.JPG
The yellow one is a Camco dogbone and was connected when the heat problem was noticed.
The black dogbone is the new one, temperatures are lower but still about 20 degrees F above ambient when the heatpump has been on for a while.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fctHK2LhvA/WITnPRC5lVI/AAAAAAAAH_k/qkmttdFaJOEEvRbERIBH2xRIDPGSsxnKwCLcB/s320/DSCN2200.JPG
