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Dear Readers,
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Mike Sokol is an electrical and professional sound expert with 40+ years in the industry. His excellent book RV Electrical Safety is available at Amazon.com. For more info on Mike’s qualifications as an electrical expert, click here.
8 Comments
Hi Mike
I was hoping you could help me out.
I have a 50 amp Rv plug in my garage and wanted to know if I have a 30 amp dual breaker switch hooked up to it; can I still run power to my Rv? I realize I will lose amperage and not be able to run as many things on my Rv by using the lower amp breaker. Are there going to be any problems electrically speaking if I do this?
Good Morning Mike:
Figured I needed to write to you about doing an Article on the Dangers associated with plugging in Multiple High Amperage appliances to Extension Cords and Power Strips!
If you read the RV Travel Newsletter, there was an Article about an Elderly Couple in DEBARY, FL who lost their lives last week in a Motorhome Fire, where multiple Space Heaters were plugged in to Power Strips. Obviously an accident waiting to happen!
Would be good to maybe have a Demonstration of some sort, showing how much Amperage these power strips can handle and how quickly they can overheat!
I am limiting my exposure on comments from now on to RV Travel Newsletter. So, will send this to you directly.
Look forward to your comments and feedback.
Thanks,
Jeff
I have been looking for a 50 amp electrical connection tester to use at RV parks before I hook up. I see lots of 30 amp testers but none that work for the dual 50 amp feeds. Are you aware of any on the market?
Sorry, but I’ve been looking for something like this for quite a while, but nothing yet.
Hi Mike- after reading your short circuit testing articles, I am purchasing a Southwire clampmeter from your link. I have a meter already, so I was looking to purchase the clamp attachment only, but I am not willing to bet on the low quality options on Amazon (assuming the Southwire is better enough to spend twice as much on it.) I see that they sell your neutral/ground plug, so I sincerely hope you will be getting some compensation from the purchases through the link. Thanks for the clear, concise and thoughtful articles!
Sven
I’m 100% with you but also on a 0% budget: So, ca you enlighten me of RV Electrical standards. I just posted on RVillage: https://www.rvillage.com/rvillage/show-feed/action_id/2272586/show_comments/1/comment_id/187442
It’s very confusing?
Hi Mike. Need some help with a an electrical issue. We are currently in an RV resort in central Florida. When I plug in to the pedestal( EMS first) I only get 118 volts instead of at least 120 volts then usually three times a day the EMS shuts down the electricity for high cycle over 75 cycles. I know in this country we operate at 60 cycles. I believe this resort was built in the late 1980’s. This resort is the only place in the USA where this happens. Any ideas?
Paul,
Interestingly, 118 volts is not low at all, and your EMS should not shut down until your power gets below 105 volts or so. Secondly, if you’re in the USA (yes, Florida certainly is) running from the main electrical grid, there is imply no way the frequency can deviate more than a few ppm (parts per million) from 60 Hz. That is, it cant get any higher in frequency than 60.000001 Hz or so. The entire electrical grid of the United States is crystal locked to this master frequency. But something else must be happening. Please send me your phone number to [email protected] and I’ll give you a call this week to discuss.