Marse Hernandez Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Is 50 amp shore power use OK on my 1993 Winne motorhome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Sure as long as you use a proper 50 amp to 15 amp adapter. The adapter is hard to find, you may end up with a 50 amp Y to 2 15 amp connectors. Some people think that plugging into a 50 amp circuit you will push 50 amps into your RV...NOT so. The RV draws the power it needs at the time. If your plugged into a 15 amp or a 50 amp circuit and all your running is a couple of lights your power draw will be just a couple of amps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marse Hernandez Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 7 hours ago, WME said: Sure as long as you use a proper 50 amp to 15 amp adapter. The adapter is hard to find, you may end up with a 50 amp Y to 2 15 amp connectors. Some people think that plugging into a 50 amp circuit you will push 50 amps into your RV...NOT so. The RV draws the power it needs at the time. If your plugged into a 15 amp or a 50 amp circuit and all your running is a couple of lights your power draw will be just a couple of amps Thank you. Appreciate your comments very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) OOPS brain fade I got my old Rvs muddled up. Some had only a 15 amp plug and some had a 30 amp plug. Simple 50 to 30 amp adapter...https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Plug-Adapters/Mighty-Cord/A10-5030FBK.html If you have a 15 amp plug then you will need the 50 amp Y to 2x 15 amp plug... https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=50+amp+male+to+15+amp+female+adapter&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=50+amp+to+30+amp+adapter&_osacat=0 Edited September 3, 2022 by WME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 50 amp camper outlets were designed for the big stuff. What they are is two 25 amp circuits both are standard 120 volt outlets that is why the have 4 pins it just gives them more amps to run things like 2 AC's so it's really no magic and adapters are available to plug your 3 pin plug into the 50 amp outlets. Usually they is a 30 and a 50 on the same post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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