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Old 04-04-2013, 12:17 PM   #1
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Shore power

Hello, I have a question but I feel it pretty silly. How many amps from shorepower to trailer? Also I have a heavy duty cord it says 12/3 on the outer coating. It's about 50' long three prong house hold connection. I was wondering if I could use it for shorepower and buy a three connection into a shorepower trailer connection? Thank you I hope I say that correctly.
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If you mean at your house, you most likely have a 15 amp circuit to plug into. Most campground sites have 30 amp service, some 50 amp and 30 amp. To hook your trailer up at home you would need a 15 to 30 amp adapter, readily available at any RV store or Walmart, online, etc. Keep in mind if using at home on 15 amp and with a long cord you will be limited in what you can use in the RV. Welcome to the forum.

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http://tweetys.com/dogbone-adapter--...Fcqd4AodNgEAPg
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Old 04-04-2013, 01:08 PM   #3
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To maybe help answer your question better, I have a quick question for you. Are you asking this for when you are camping, or when you are storing your trailer?

If it's to be used just while you are storing your trailer, and keeping it plugged in to keep your battery charged, then it should work fine.
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Thanks crabman and imaynard, yes it's just for storing at home, and I do have 15-30 amp adapter. Thanks guys I'm going to give it a try.
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Your extension cord is rated for 20amps.
You can plug that into a 15amp or 20amp outlet.
If your trailer is 30amp shore power, it will try to pull up to 30amps if you try to run too many things.
20 amps will allow you to run A/C if not running microwave etc.
If you pull anything over 20 amps with that extension cord, it will get hot and maybe melt. It will trip at 16 amps if plugged into a 15 amp service.
It will trip at 21amps if connected to a 20 amp outlet.

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14/3 = 15amps
12/3 = 20 amps
10/3 = 30 amps (I believe that is correct for 10/3)
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Thanks Doug, I got it plugged in now and the cord feels fine. I'm just going to keep the camper plug in just for charging not running anything. But thanks for the tips and the cord sizes...
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You welcome Bivwack

Your good to go.
We all must have been typing at the same time.
I didn't see your post before my previous post.

Happy camping,
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Bivwack reminds be of Basic Training lol
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Yep. You will be fine. In fact mine is plugged in right now with that same setup.
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Hi Doug,

You are correct aboutbthe current rating for #10 cable, however, by law all wires, cables, outlets, switches etc. are built to the 80% rule or that they can with stand 125% of rated current. So the breakers will shut down the circuit long before the cable melts.




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Your extension cord is rated for 20amps.
You can plug that into a 15amp or 20amp outlet.
If your trailer is 30amp shore power, it will try to pull up to 30amps if you try to run too many things.
20 amps will allow you to run A/C if not running microwave etc.
If you pull anything over 20 amps with that extension cord, it will get hot and maybe melt. It will trip at 16 amps if plugged into a 15 amp service.
It will trip at 21amps if connected to a 20 amp outlet.

Doug
14/3 = 15amps
12/3 = 20 amps
10/3 = 30 amps (I believe that is correct for 10/3)
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Yeah Doug that's were I got the name from basic training 1977... Those were some tough time.lol
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Yep Bivwack,
I did Basic Training at Ft. Dix NJ from Nov,11th 1975 thru Jan 22, 1976.
Bivwack was like -5F. Sucked
Luckily, I volunteered for an unknown assignment before we broke Bivwack.
Ended up getting trucked back to warm barracks to clean all the 30cals :-)

For once I got lucky volunteering for something in Basic lol

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To all One thing to remember is not to leave the excess cable in a coil, I know it doesn't look neat but leave the excess looking like a snake. Larry
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To all One thing to remember is not to leave the excess cable in a coil, I know it doesn't look neat but leave the excess looking like a snake. Larry
Thanks 19H, will do.yeah Doug I was at Fort Gordon Ga. Bivwack was a pain for sure. Thanks guys....
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Feel free to use your trailer at home - We do it all the time here... Its a great get-away.

Like said above on the high current items in the trailer you must only have one on at a time other wise it will trip your garage breaker. I check the cable here when in use alot for signs of getting warm at the connection points. I also have one of these RV120VAC AC VOLTMETERS plugged into the trailer somewhere where I can get a glimpse of it. This VOLTMETER has a safe zone "GREEN" scale on it and if the reading from the house is in this green safe zone then it is good to use for turning on your trailer 13,500 air conditioner.



The RV30A-15A Adapter must be one of those "DOGBONE" style 18-inch long adapters. These are available from WALMART. This is the same RV30A-15A adapter you will need to have if you plug your trailer into a 2KW Honda Type Generator.
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My son experienced some electrical problems using a 15/20 amp outlet- Be aware that most rvs have 12 volt power drains in use such as refrigerater controls, water heater controls, propane warning devices as well as the converter- These drains convert to 120 volt useage even though none of the mentioned appliances are in use- We rewired the garage to accommadate a 30 amp outlet- He has not had any electrical appliance failures since- JMHO- DD
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Thanks 19H, will do.yeah Doug I was at Fort Gordon Ga. Bivwack was a pain for sure. Thanks guys....
I didn't mind the bivouacs in Basic - it was like staying at the Hilton compared to the rest of my years in the Army .
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One thing to pay attention too, is the 15 amp to 30 amp adaptor. You can melt them, especially if you have the extension cord connected to a 20 amp rated household outlet. My dealer stated they actually have people coming in all the time with melted adaptors.
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My wife or kids almost did this. We had the TT at home a couple of days before a trip to load, and someone (no one ever admitted to it) decided the TN summer was a little too warm, so they flipped the AC on. I came home, saw condensation dripping and thought "what the ....". It was running, but the heat from the adapter was so hot it was starting to melt the end of the TT shore power plug. Thankfully I got there before any real damage was done.
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I installed a 30amp RV plug on the side of my garage, it cost less than $100 to do it myself, well worth it.
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