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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-31-2020, 09:47 AM
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Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Right you are Ed ... and getting back to my...

Right you are Ed ... and getting back to my original reason for posting -> so that when camping in hot weather I can maybe get non-sagged 30A voltage into my RV from plugging into a 50A receptacle,...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-27-2020, 11:58 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
I think the best ones keep voltage from sagging...

I think the best ones keep voltage from sagging (much) on their output - that's why they cost the big bucks.

HOWEVER ... putting on my pre-retirement EE hat ... you can't get something for...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-27-2020, 10:24 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
I just re-read this discussion thread and noted...

I just re-read this discussion thread and noted the above.

That's the way to go (by using a voltmeter to test for which 30A line of the adapter has the least sagged voltage on it) with one...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-19-2020, 10:56 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Several comments in this discussion bring to mind...

Several comments in this discussion bring to mind a question:

When using a generator, there are interface connectors available to plug into the generator that you then plug the cord from your RV...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-18-2020, 05:50 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Ed ... glad I could be of some help. P.S. ...

Ed ... glad I could be of some help.

P.S. 88 ... Wow! I sure hope I can still be RV'ing someway, somehow, when/if I reach that number. I'm 77 but did still manage to get through today's...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-18-2020, 04:05 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Note in that Amazon link above -> referring to an...

Note in that Amazon link above -> referring to an inline 30A circuit breaker with two pigtails coming out each side with no plugs or receptacles on the ends of the pigtails - that the product...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-17-2020, 03:17 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Well ... that Hughes product is about $200 too...

Well ... that Hughes product is about $200 too much, and like you say ... it needs to be an "adapter" with a 50A male plug on the end that plugs into a pedestal and a 30A female receptacle on the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-17-2020, 02:25 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Goodspike, thanks very much for your efforts!! ...

Goodspike, thanks very much for your efforts!!

Now ..... for CAMCO to come up with a UL Certified weatherproof 30A breaker version of their otherwise well-built and inexpensive 50A-to-30A dogbone...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-17-2020, 12:03 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Thanks for the Surge Guard photo above. I've read...

Thanks for the Surge Guard photo above. I've read about that several times in the forums.

I guess that the inexpensive product I would like (instead of just the 30A-to-50A dogbone that I carry in...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-17-2020, 10:57 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Right you are ... I finally get it ... even...

Right you are ... I finally get it ... even before my morning coffee.

As has been talked about already, I guess that the ultimate way to use the 50A receptacle with a 30A RV would be some simple...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-16-2020, 01:30 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
Hmmmm ... what do you consider unsafe about using...

Hmmmm ... what do you consider unsafe about using an adapter like this in order to plug a 30A RV's power cord into the 50A receptacle on a campsite pedestal?:...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-14-2020, 03:45 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
I wonder if anyone sells a 50A-to-30A adapter...

I wonder if anyone sells a 50A-to-30A adapter with a switch built into it so that I could switch it's 30A feed into my motorhome to whichever 50A leg on the pedestal shows the highest 120V AC voltage...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-14-2020, 02:45 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
You make a valid point that if - when using my...

You make a valid point that if - when using my 50A-to-30A adapter to power our motorhome - my motorhome's main internal 30 amp circuit breaker fails to trip then I have no "backup 30 amp circuit...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-14-2020, 12:59 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
(I'm the OP.) So .... if I use my 50A-to-30A...

(I'm the OP.)

So .... if I use my 50A-to-30A adapter to power my 30A motorhome .... are you saying that I really only have 25 total amps of power available for use because the adapter is really...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 03-13-2020, 01:11 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 6,317
Posted By Phil G.
50 amp more reliable?

When camping on hookups with our 30 amp motorhome, if we happen to be on a combination 30A/50A pedestal, I tend to use a 50A-to-30A adapter, plug the motorhome's 30A cable into the adapter, and then...
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