Electrical connections

[Big Larry]

Can i connect a 50amp female plug alone with a 14 gag electrical cord with a male end. During storage i have a house hold outlet (110). in our covered shelter.
I did this with our Class C 30 amp with no problems. Not sure if i can with our 50amp class A.

[audigger]

Originally Posted by Big Larry

Can i connect a 50amp female plug alone with a 14 gag electrical cord with a male end. During storage i have a house hold outlet (110). in our covered shelter.
I did this with our Class C 30 amp with no problems. Not sure if i can with our 50amp class A.

They make a cheater cord for this...15/20amp male on one end with 50amp female on the other.

[Berlin Kid]

I have a 50 amp to 30 amp adapter along with a 30 amp to 20 amp adapter. Combo allows me to connect to everything.

[wa8yxm]

A 50 amp plug (NOTE PLUG) should NEVER be hooked to 14ga wire. That's a 15 amp limit

What I"d do.
Get one of the following.
50 to 15 adapter (Low cost, Hockey puck type)
50 to 30 (Dog bone type.. YOU should have one of these anyway) PLUS
A 30 to 15 (your choice of dog bone or hockey puck stylee

12 ga extension cord of the proper length this is from Either K-Mart or Sears (There is a reason for limiting to these suppliers) With a PUSH BUTTON on the OUTLET end of the cord.

Push button, plug in the 15 amp adapter and release button.

now all your "Conversion" is done (well if you go the two adapter you need to plug the 30 into the 15 amp adapter than the RV into the 30 amp adapter's 50 amp outlet)

And in fact.. I do it that way.

Oh, whey the Sears/K-Mart..... Only cords with that push button outlet on them.. You push button to insert or remove a plug from the socket.

[Big Larry]

Need help...In install a new 50 amp surge guard in the TV. While RV in in storage i connected a 50amp plug (male) with a female end.Then connected a 30 amp female then on down to a extension card 12 ga with push buttons (sear). I cut off my battier with a switch located inside box.

problem every time i turn power on and when the surge Procter cut on it trips the electrical outlet?
Did i do something wrong.
Big Larry

[palehorse89]

Originally Posted by Big Larry

Need help...In install a new 50 amp surge guard in the TV. While RV in in storage i connected a 50amp plug (male) with a female end.Then connected a 30 amp female then on down to a extension card 12 ga with push buttons (sear). I cut off my battier with a switch located inside box.

problem every time i turn power on and when the surge Procter cut on it trips the electrical outlet?
Did i do something wrong.
Big Larry

Hi Larry, just plug it into a NON-GFCI outlet, and your problem should be solved. Change the outlet if there is not another normal outlet close.
I am not sure what you mean in the highlighted above?

[Big Larry]

Thanks, I ran my extension cord over to a plug without GFC1 works great!
Surge kicks on power stays on .

Thanks,

[palehorse89]

Thanks for the update Larry, glad it worked......Happy Holidays to ya!