Re: A Couple of "Newbie" Questions Reply #20 – April 02, 2014, 11:41:37 pm Do you know what is more insane? In all the years and zillions of miles travelled in this great country I have yet to see a fire from this kind of situation!! Amazing but true. This was the main reason I went solar at first. Have to admit there are a lot of badly wired RV parks in US and Canada too.JohnH Quote Selected
Re: A Couple of "Newbie" Questions Reply #21 – April 03, 2014, 12:10:43 am Thanks one and all for your replies ..... you guys have forgotten more than I seem to know .....I appreciate your help Quote Selected
Re: A Couple of "Newbie" Questions Reply #22 – April 03, 2014, 12:12:14 am Quote from: Tom Lang – April 02, 2014, 01:16:20 pmMy coach is kept around the side of my house, tethered to a dedicated 20A breaker and a 20' extension cord, 12AWG with a 20A rated twist-lock plug and receptacle.All this for good reason. I found out the hard way a longer/thinner cord, a normal 15A plug and receptacle didn't stay connected or had too much voltage drop.With this setup I can run one roof ac unit as long as the charger is throttled down to minimum or the batteries are at float, and the refrigerator and water heater are not using ac power.I bought a 100' 10awg ridgid cord. $130. The best. Less voltage drop. No heating. I have a 12awg ridgid also. The flexibility the ridgid shows means more finer wires. Electricity is conducted on the wires surface. More wires. Less resistance.Bob Quote Selected
Re: A Couple of "Newbie" Questions Reply #23 – April 03, 2014, 04:17:59 am Good chart for comparing extension cords. Length, size, amps and percent loss.http://www.rvpowerprotection.com/Links_files/extension-cords.pdfPierce Quote Selected
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