| Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord [message #284611] |
Tue, 11 August 2015 19:41  |
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I think harbor freight has 25 ft. and maybe 50 ft. 10 ga. extension
cords. Don't remember the price.
RonC
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:29:09 -0600 Mark writes:
> I've tried to run one of my rooftop A/C units using a "regular"
> (probably 14g) extension cord, with predictible results (the cord
> got hot, and there
> really wasn't enough power at the coach to reliably run the A/C). I
> was recently camping in Mexico, and one of the campsite residents
> said he had a
> "30 amp cord" that he'd hook up to my coach so I could use my A/C.
> After he hooked it up (I was elsewhere), I flipped on the A/C and it
> worked great.
> Only later did I notice that the "30 amp cord" was a "regular"
> though thicker, three-prong extension cord. Seemed to work just
> fine - the A/C ran
> for five days without anything getting hot.
>
> My question is - what gauge extension cord have you gotten away with
> on a 25' or 50' extension cord (running one original A/C unit)? I'd
> really like
> to get a three-prong (non-twist-lock) extension cord since I don't
> have a 30A outlet anywhere near where I store or work on my coach,
> and it would be
> nice to have A/C when working inside the coach (hey, I live in
> Arizona!). Yes, I know a 30A or 50A cord is better, but I'd need a
> really, really long
> (and expensive) cord to make that work - I'd never be able to put it
> in the coach, either... a 50' 10 gauge cord would be about the max I
> have room
> for without giving up storage space for something else.
> --
> Mark Hickey
> Mesa, AZ
> 1978 Royale Center Kitchen
>
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Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
78 Eleganza II
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