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12-15-2018, 11:28 PM
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Surge protection
My 50 amp surge protector guards against min as well as max power. If I attach to a 15amp outlet will the protector see this as insufficient power and shut down my coach even if the 15 amps is regulat
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12-15-2018, 11:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Port Charlotte Fl/Hinsdale Ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wmstreet22
My 50 amp surge protector guards against min as well as max power. If I attach to a 15amp outlet will the protector see this as insufficient power and shut down my coach even if the 15 amps is regulat
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Your surge reads high and low voltage not Power.
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12-16-2018, 05:38 AM
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Location: Lakeland, FL
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Nope. It will work the same regardless of any lower amp capacity of the power source
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12-16-2018, 07:26 PM
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Thanks got it. Obviously I’M a novice on this stuff
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12-17-2018, 07:03 AM
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Location: Lakeland, FL
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I was/am still. Don't be afraid to ask about anything. In the RV world I have found that even the simplest of things done wrong can make a great camping trip turn instantly in to the one from HELL and more importantly to me, cost bucks that steal resources from future adventures.
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12-17-2018, 08:56 AM
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plugging into 'power' is 120v, whether it's a 30amp RV outlet or a plain ol' household outlet...
while the confusing part to most might simply be the terms '30amp', '15amp', etc., those terms only refer to the maximum amount of amperage all your devices and appliance can 'pull' at any given time - otherwise tripping the breaker, which is the protection for overuse.
A surge protector, though, is only to serve as a secondary measure to protect against 'surges' of power, such as higher than 120v, or sometimes to help with lower-than-expected voltage, though that's less common.
We've traveled this great country, all 48 contiguous states, most all of the Canadian provinces(minus Newfoundland/Labrador, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories), and ALASKA, and have 'plugged into' all sorts and varieties of electrical power, and have never had any issue and have never used any additional 'surge' or 'ems' type devices.
And we've seen a LOT of strange, uncommon, and unique 'rv power' options along the way, and used all sorts of 'adapters' to move down from our coach's 50amp(100amp) RV service to 'regular' RV 30amp, 'household' 20 or 15amp service, or even combining two 30amp outlets, or a 30amp and 20amp outlet, for all sorts of reasons and situations while traveling, and including even installing our own 'temporary' 50amp double-pole service and outlet at a private site, for a while...
When you use adapters to plug into 'different' outlets than your RV's Shore Cord is designed for, you are simply allowing the adapter to make use of the different wiring to allow the same 120v power to enter your coach. How much you 'use' is up to you, but either your RV's Main breaker, or the external breaker, will trip if you try to use 'too much', that's what they are there for. No worries.
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12-17-2018, 09:12 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Haslet Texas
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We keep our 5w at our house and lugging out the 50 amp cord is a hassle and unless we need to we try not to do. I bought a 110v plug for our trailer and just run an extension cord from the shop when we need power. It will keep the batteries topped off, fridge, run the TV and satellite system easily. Makes it very easy when we are getting the trailer ready for a trip.
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12-17-2018, 09:23 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Port Charlotte Fl/Hinsdale Ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by formerFR
plugging into 'power' is 120v, whether it's a 30amp RV outlet or a plain ol' household outlet...
while the confusing part to most might simply be the terms '30amp', '15amp', etc., those terms only refer to the maximum amount of amperage all your devices and appliance can 'pull' at any given time - otherwise tripping the breaker, which is the protection for overuse.
A surge protector, though, is only to serve as a secondary measure to protect against 'surges' of power, such as higher than 120v, or sometimes to help with lower-than-expected voltage, though that's less common.
We've traveled this great country, all 48 contiguous states, most all of the Canadian provinces(minus Newfoundland/Labrador, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories), and ALASKA, and have 'plugged into' all sorts and varieties of electrical power, and have never had any issue and have never used any additional 'surge' or 'ems' type devices.
And we've seen a LOT of strange, uncommon, and unique 'rv power' options along the way, and used all sorts of 'adapters' to move down from our coach's 50amp(100amp) RV service to 'regular' RV 30amp, 'household' 20 or 15amp service, or even combining two 30amp outlets, or a 30amp and 20amp outlet, for all sorts of reasons and situations while traveling, and including even installing our own 'temporary' 50amp double-pole service and outlet at a private site, for a while...
When you use adapters to plug into 'different' outlets than your RV's Shore Cord is designed for, you are simply allowing the adapter to make use of the different wiring to allow the same 120v power to enter your coach. How much you 'use' is up to you, but either your RV's Main breaker, or the external breaker, will trip if you try to use 'too much', that's what they are there for. No worries.
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This is a correct statement
This is not correct. A Surge Protector can do nothing for low voltage. That is an EMS job.
Surge Protector and EMS are two entirely different devices.
An EMS is an insurance policy on your very expensive investment. It's up to you to decide your level of risk on self-insurance on that investment.
A surge protector is the bottom rung of protection. Surge spikes only. An EMS is way up the ladder. Add an Autotransformer and you have reached the top.
I wish the RV world would stop referring to 50 amp service as 100 amps. 45 years as an electrician and never heard of this until joining an RV forum 3 years ago. Do you consider your 200 amp service at home as 400 amps? Same exact wiring (2 hots, 1 neutral, 1 ground). Both 240 volts just different in size.
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