50 Amp Rv Service 110 Or 220
The generator is 50 amps at 240 volts.
50 amp rv service 110 or 220. A 30 amp rv can handle up to 3 600 watts. By mike sokol dear mike we just bought a travel trailer with 50 amp service. It is different from a conventional 120 volt service in that there are two 120 volt hot feeds or legs each at 50 amps. But since there are 2 hot 120 volt legs at 6000 6000 12 000 watts to use in the rv or 50 amp x 240 volt 12 000 watts when used as a 240 volt service.
Bruce johnson dear bruce are you sure your generator is actually rated for 50 amps at. A 30 amp plug will only have three terminals a neutral a ground and one hot leg. Keep in mind that if you re adapting your amperage down to 30 you won t be able to use as much electricity as you would. A 50 amp service rv provides a maximum 12 000 watts.
If they wired something to both hot leads at the same time then you would get 220 volts but nothing in the rv is wired that way so everything is 110 volts. On the other hand large rvs usually have 50 amp service to power their more lavish setups think double ac units washer dryers etc. The rv is a brand new rockwood 2912bs. A 30 amp plug in will limit the amount of power you get inside your rv almost cutting the flow of the current by half.
From this common service we can draw 120 or 240 volts. A 50 amp rv puts you up to 12 000 watts so the increase in power is quite substantial. It is always best to plug rv electrical systems with 50 amp power cords into 50 amp power sources. Conversely if you use an adapter for a.
50 amp x 120 volt 6000 watts. Therefore it s a good idea to invest 20 or so in a 50 amp to 30 amp adapter. Everything is using either one half of the 50 amp line or the other half of the 50 amp line. Even with an adapter your 30 amp service rv won t receive more power than the 3 600 watts it can handle.
However if only a 30 amp plug is available. A 50 amp plug has four prongs two 120 volt hot wires a neutral wire and a ground wire that supply two separate 50 amp 120 volt feeds. 50 amp plugs have two 120 volt hot pins a flat neutral pin and a round ground. Can i plug my trailer into my generator directly.