50-AMP Hookup for a Truck Camper?
Hi everyone! We just stripped a vintage truck camper and are rewiring it from scratch. I have tons of questions, but I thought I'd start with a big picture one: is there ever a case where it would ma...
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ScottG wrote:
Properly done, the RV will have a 30A breaker in its own panel. so even though the outside panel is 50A, your still protecting your own wiring with a 30A breaker.
Agreed. Regarding the camper's wiring on the load side of the camper's electrical box, this discussion is irrelevant. But the wire between the camper's internal box and the shore power breaker should be sized for the breaker feeding it, not for the load it serves. You can save weight if you want. But if the OP is rewiring the camper anyway, and anticipates camping where only 50 amp service is available, why not be safe?
