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50 amp shore power connector but 30 amp breaker at the panel


50 amp shore power connector but 30 amp breaker at the panel

Your boat can only handle 30 amp 120 v supply. Wire the dock to provide that. Size the wire to the dock to supply two 30 amp outlets & one 15 amp outlet.

50 amp shore power only reads 30 on monitor - iRV2 Forums

IF you have three prongs, you only have 30 amp service and it doesn't matter if you are plugged into a 50 amp outlet or not you will only get 30 ...

Upgrading shore power service from 30 amp to 50 amp. [Archive]

You can NOT use 30 amp sized wire for 50 amps. Do not listen to anyone that tells you otherwise. 25 foot runs comparing 30 amp and 50 amp loads ...

50 amp shore power = 50 amp circuit breaker = trouble? - Page 3

Connecting a 30 amp cord and internal wiring up to the breaker panel to a 50 amp breaker is asking for trouble. You should be protected with a ...

Can I Plug My 30-Amp RV Cord into a 50-Amp Power ? : r/RVLiving

Your 30 amp panel stops you from getting the full 50 amps that's available on the wire to you. Nothing will fry. You cannot physically plug a 30 ...

30 amp to 50 amp adapter??? - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

The wiring inside your boat is only designed to handle 30 amps. 50 amp wiring is a much heavier gauge wire. Yes, your main breaker is designed ...

30 amp vs 50 amp RV Electrical System Basics - YouTube

... =8 ➤ How to Wire an AC/DC Breaker/Fuse Box: https://www.explorist.life/how-to-wire-a-power-distribution-panel/

30 amp cord for a 50 amp boat? - Boating and Fishing Forum

The answer is NO! 50 amps is 20 amps more than what the shorepower cord is rated for. There is a reason 50 amp cords cost more than 30 amp cords and it's not ...

30 Amp boat - 50 Amp dock outlet | Morgan 38 Sailboat Forum

The wire size in the 30amp cord, #10 AWG, should only be protected by a 30 amp fuse or breaker. If you plug it into a 50amp receptacle, the cord ...

50 amp to 30 amp shore power | Trawler Forum

That's what should happen. But when you've got a 30 amp shore power cable (10ga) protected by a 50A pedestal breaker, a short could pull enough ...

Demystifying 30- and 50-amp Hookups from Shore Power

Here is a typical 30- to 50-amp adapter, allowing you to connect a 50-amp RV to a 30-amp pedestal outlet.

50 amp service only reading 30 amps on panel

If you are plugged into a 50A source and your EMS panel shows 30A the most likely cause is one of your 120V circuit breakers turned off. The EMS ...

Using a 30A cord with a 50A shore power terminal - Airstream Forums

Try something like this. It's a 30 amp cord with a 50 amp female end that plugs into your 50 amp coach connector. A whole lot less wrestling ...

Mailport: 30 Amp vs. 50 Amp Shorepower - Practical Sailor

Of course it is possible to run a 50A service from two 30A outlets, but for this you need an expensive combiner and the two outlets have to be ...

Shore Power - 50/30 amp Question | Trawler Forum

As long as your panels have 30A breakers you should be ok. But when leaving boat, it is safer to minimize electric load so shore connections are ...

50 Amp Coach Plugged Into 30 Amp Shore Power Cord

When you use a 50 to 30 amp adapter, you are using a 30 amp single 110volt wire, then splitting into the equivalent of two 15 amp circuits. The ...

50 amp into a 30 amp : r/RVLiving - Reddit

It's basically electrical Tetris as to what you can use together with a 50A unit on 30A power. Microwave and a/c don't play well together, for ...

30-amp vs 50-amp power - by Mike Sokol - RVelectricity - Substack

That's because there are actually two separate 50-amp conductors in a “50-amp” shore power outlet. Each one of these hot legs can supply 6,000 ...

30 Amp receptacle on a 50 amp breaker? - Homebrew Talk

A thirty amp receptacle would overheat if 50 amps were drawn through it. Granted that is an unlikely scenario as no appliance that draws that ...

I am looking for some advice on RV 50 Amp service versus 30 amp.

50 amps is a ton of power. Unbalanced is fine but I don't see the point. A 30/50 adapter connects both 50 amps mains to the 30 amp hot so everything is powered ...