adapter cord?

[BuckHardy151]

Just bought used popup and new to this. IT IS 15 AMP WITH 110 power cord, but has an adaptor cord to go from 110 to a larger plug like at an RV park. Am I asking for trouble by using this adaptor?

[Senior Chief]

Am I asking for trouble by using this adaptor?
No, your rig will still only use the 15 amps it was designed for, even if 30 amps is available to you from the campground.

Unless, of course you go crazy and start plugging in big electric heaters and such, in which case you may be overloading the small gauge wiring inside your rig.

[BuckHardy151]

Ok, thx Senior Chief. As long as I Keep count of my amperage, I will be ok. So most RV park outlets are 110, but with differing amperage?

[Senior Chief]

Actually, the breakers inside your rig should trip if you were to exceed 15 amps on a circuit, so no worries unless you or a previous owner liked to jury rig electrical stuff .

And yes, the power from the campground pedestal will always be 110 AC, even when you use a 15-to-30 or 50 amp adapter.

[wa8yxm]

Most RV parks have either 30/20 amp boxes of 50/30/20.. I have seen a VERY FEW sites with 30 only, (more likely to have 20 only)

The standard 15 amp plug fits the standard 15/20 amp outlet perfectly

What, you ask, is the difference between a 15 and a 20 amp?

Well,, Looking only at the two flat blades this is a 15 | |
And this, is a 20 | -

(Actually the flat blade is wider but hey, I am limited by ASCII here)

[BuckHardy151]

My adaptor plug looks like a standard female, grounded outlet that i plug my power cord into. The other end looks like two large slanted blades with a ground pin below. Like a range plug.

[Dunner]

| — Like that? If you have a separate numerical keypad, hold down the Alt key, type 0151, then release the Alt key. Presto —

BuckHardy151, If you ever have to use an extension cord, get the shortest and heaviest Ga you can find. 3/12 or a 3/10 if you can find one.

[BuckHardy151]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunner | — Like that? If you have a separate numerical keypad, hold down the Alt key, type 0151, then release the Alt key. Presto — BuckHardy151, If you ever have to use an extension cord, get the shortest and heaviest Ga you can find. 3/12 or a 3/10 if you can find one.

Not like that --> |-- , Dunner. More like --> / .\ I'm using my smart phone. lol

[Midniteoyl]

The slanted is 30amp...

[Superslif]

If you run one of those little electric heaters (1500 watts), you might want to run a separate cord from the outside pole just for the heater. Just snake it in one of the flaps of the canvas. We do that with our hybrid, even when we had our pop-up too.

I carry around adapters for 20 to 30, 30 back to 20, and 50 down to 30.

[BuckHardy151]

OK, thx Superslif. Sounds like a plan to me. Sounds like I need a couple more adaptors.

[Dunner]

The 50 to 30 I have is about a foot long. The 30 to household is ~1-1/2 inches.