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Re: 30 to 50 amp. Problem adapter/converter melting and failing
RustyJC wrote: What size breaker is protecting your 30 amp receptacle? The RV's main breakers won't trip until 50+ amps on either leg. If your 30 amp receptacle isn't protected by a 30 amp breaker, the rig will try to gobble current as long as the receptacle will supply it - the 30 amp breaker would be the limiting factor. Rusty Noel, I agree with you to about pulling to much load. The breaker is 30 amp and has tripped in the past not all that often but it should have tripped before the trailer lost all power during the night due to the 2 heaters running. I have had 2 adapters begain to fail in the past and they caused the breaker to trip so I replaced them before failure. But this time it melted and didnt trip the breaker. I would upgrade the service to 50 amp! But I have paved over the service line, oops? Not looking forward to ripping out 16' of concret to upgrade the service.322Views0likes0CommentsRe: 30 to 50 amp. Problem adapter/converter melting and failing
Mandalay Parr wrote: Possibly a bad connection inside the plug/receptacle. Start with replacing the ends or get a new cable and adapter. The receptacle is fine it's only at the adapter on the 30 amp plug side! All the signs point to pulling to much power.322Views0likes0Comments30 to 50 amp. Problem adapter/converter melting and failing
30 amp service to 50 amp RV. Problem with adapter/converter melting and failing. We have a 2011 CrossRoads Sahara Cruiser CF30ES with 50 amp service. Our last trailer was only 30 amp so that’s what I installed for service. My problem is my trailers 50 amp service is at the rear of the trailer and comes up 10' short of the service box. This requires a 30 amp RV cord to the 50 amp cord with the use of an adapter. My first adapter standard corded 18” failed, I was able to replace the outlet ends but it failed again. I replace with a different style without a cord and it didn’t last 2 months. What’s causing the failure is an additional ceramic safety heater during the winter and running a single AC during the summer. While running the RV’s factory electric fireplace furnace and the additional heater or the AC its drawing too much power for the adapter and causing the 30 amp female from the extra cord and the male end of the adapter to melt. Would an adapter like this https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Wiring/Camco/CAM55025.html solve my problem? As long I plug the 15 amp into a separate breaker!6.6KViews0likes29Comments
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