I am borrowing a camper and it has a 4 prong 50 amp plug. Is this 220 or 110? I would hate to hook it up wrong but I just don't see how it could be 110 and have 4 prongs. But people are telling me that it is 110. And obviously I am not an electrician so I am asking the brain trust on here. What say you?
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does it look like this?
It will be 220. However there are no 220 volt appliances in an RV. the 220 is simply split into two or more separate 110 volt circuitsComment
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110, No trailer is 220. You can by an adapter to plug it into a 30 amp site as well.Comment
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It will be 220. However there are no 220 volt appliances in an RV. the 220 is simply split into two or more separate 110 volt circuits
x2 on that.........all they do is split it. it is a 220 plugComment
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read the panel on your converter.Comment
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We went thru this awhile back hooking mine up at lease.
Electrician said he worked at a rv campsite before,and thats what
he told me.They are all 110.just a 4 prong plug.Mine is still
standing,didn't burn down YET.They are either 30 or 50 amp,but all are 110 volts.Comment
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Ditto///They are usually on rigs with two AC units. If you use an adapter for a 30 amp service you will only be able to run one AC. The 50 amp has two 120 primaries and the 30 amp has one 120 primary.Originally posted by bhbowhunter05 View PostComment
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Every RV park I've stayed in were all 110 and either 30 amp or 50 amp.Comment
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It is a 120 volt plug there is just 2 hots in the panel where it seperates and it shares a neutralComment
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It's a 50 amp 120, needed for two ACs. If you convert down to the 30 amp you'll only be able to run one AC.Last edited by Dale Moser; 03-19-2010, 11:34 AM.Comment
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Yes, and if you put the leads from a meter into the socket for those two hots you will get a reading of 220 volts.Originally posted by Blackice View PostComment
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Originally posted by Txjourneyman View Postdoes it look like this?
It will be 220. However there are no 220 volt appliances in an RV. the 220 is simply split into two or more separate 110 volt circuitsYou answered this so accurately and succinctly that one might think were were a master electrician or something!Originally posted by Txjourneyman View Post
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Everybody calm down. Tx journeymen has got it right. What you are looking at is a 120/240 single phase system. When looking at your RV plug you are looking at (2) 120v legs, the nuetral or grounded conductor, and the ground or grounding conductor. Although you connect your RV to this 120/240v system, your trailer will be circuited to correctly( hopefully) split the system appropriatelyComment
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