Posted 2013-10-09 1:41 AM (#155231 - in reply to #155229) Subject: RE: 30 AMP or 50 AMP? HELP?
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just be careful and don't get crazy using too much electric, your wire more than likely is only good for 30a. and you can draw 50a. thru it. Unless you have a 30A. main circuit breaker in the elect. box.
Posted 2013-10-09 8:08 AM (#155235 - in reply to #155231) Subject: RE: 30 AMP or 50 AMP? HELP?
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Originally written by yeehaw on 2013-10-09 1:41 AM
just be careful and don't get crazy using too much electric, your wire more than likely is only good for 30a. and you can draw 50a. thru it. Unless you have a 30A. main circuit breaker in the elect. box.
Actually not accurate. The 50 amp services have 4 wires (2 hot legs, 1 nuetral, 1 ground), 30 have 3 (1 hot, 1 nuetral, 1 ground). The extra wire is another 110 leg- Just like a dryer plug. When you use the adapter, most only draw from one side. Use all the power you want, no worries.
Posted 2013-10-09 3:02 PM (#155247 - in reply to #155229) Subject: RE: 30 AMP or 50 AMP? HELP?
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The only thing that will really pull a great deal of amps is your AC. Go ahead and use lights, furnace heater all you want. All these should be available to you even if you were on battery. TV's, AC, microwave and refrigerator are really the only things that require AC. Most of those don't pull huge amounts of electricity. I would not try to use the AC, microwave at the same time you plug in a toaster though. That can over due your line.
Posted 2013-10-09 4:42 PM (#155251 - in reply to #155235) Subject: RE: 30 AMP or 50 AMP? HELP?
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Originally written by horsey1 on 2013-10-09 9:08 AM
Originally written by yeehaw on 2013-10-09 1:41 AM
just be careful and don't get crazy using too much electric, your wire more than likely is only good for 30a. and you can draw 50a. thru it. Unless you have a 30A. main circuit breaker in the elect. box.
Actually not accurate. The 50 amp services have 4 wires (2 hot legs, 1 nuetral, 1 ground), 30 have 3 (1 hot, 1 nuetral, 1 ground). The extra wire is another 110 leg- Just like a dryer plug. When you use the adapter, most only draw from one side. Use all the power you want, no worries.
Actually disagree... R.U. saying that a 50A. service is only rated at 25A. per leg?
Posted 2013-10-09 7:33 PM (#155254 - in reply to #155251) Subject: RE: 30 AMP or 50 AMP? HELP?
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Originally written by yeehaw on 2013-10-09 4:42 PM
Originally written by horsey1 on 2013-10-09 9:08 AM
Originally written by yeehaw on 2013-10-09 1:41 AMjust be careful and don't get crazy using too much electric, your wire more than likely is only good for 30a. and you can draw 50a. thru it. Unless you have a 30A. main circuit breaker in the elect. box.
Actually not accurate. The 50 amp services have 4 wires (2 hot legs, 1 nuetral, 1 ground), 30 have 3 (1 hot, 1 nuetral, 1 ground). The extra wire is another 110 leg- Just like a dryer plug. When you use the adapter, most only draw from one side. Use all the power you want, no worries.
Actually disagree... R.U. saying that a 50A. service is only rated at 25A. per leg?
Yeehaw is absolutely correct! The 50 amp plug is 220 volt with 50 amps of current available in each leg. If your equipment is rated 30 amp, you can burn up your wiring if you put too much load on it. But like was stated, most campgrounds have more 30 amp than 50 amp; so why the worry about an adapter?
Posted 2013-10-12 6:46 PM (#155305 - in reply to #155254) Subject: RE: 30 AMP or 50 AMP? HELP?
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Posts: 434 Location: Brooksville, Fl
I keep an adapter because I was camping once and the 30amp plug in was broken. Had to use the 50amp with adapter. I ran my unit as if I was only drawing 30amps. No problems.
30 AMP or 50 AMP? HELP?
