T&T: 30A/50A Y Adapters

[Peter Bennett]

Saturday, July 8, 2006, 5:29:43 AM, Keith wrote:

K> ...which gives you 60 amps total, right?

Yes - but the "proper" 50 A 240V outlet will give you a total of 100 amps at 120 V, so using the Y adapator gives you less total power available than plugging directly into a 50A outlet.


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K> From: "Peter Bennett" <peterbb4@interchange.ubc.ca>

>>
>> I haven't used one of those adapators (my boat barely justifies a 15 amp 
>> 120V service...), but you will be limited to 30 amps on each leg, rather 
>> than the 50 amps you could use with a proper 50A 240V service.
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