50 amp shore power OK/

[Marse Hernandez]

Is 50 amp shore power use OK on my 1993 Winne motorhome?

[WME]

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

[Marse Hernandez]

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.

[WME]

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

[Maineah]

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.