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Tue, 11 August 2015 19:41  |
<rallymaster
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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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78 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord [message #284614 is a reply to message #284611] |
Tue, 11 August 2015 20:00  |
habbyguy
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The 25' 10 gauge cord is $35, and the 50' cord is $70 and the 100' model is $120.
I guess as long as the ends are attached properly, and assuming that it's really copper and it's really 10 gauge, they'd probably be OK.
Hmmmmmmm.
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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| Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord [message #284616 is a reply to message #284611] |
Tue, 11 August 2015 20:00 |
Guy Lopes
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This one is regularly $79.99 on sale now for $44.95 item number 62308. Is
this it?
http://www.harborfreight.com/25-ft-x-10-gauge-generator-duty-twist-lock-exte
nsion-cord-62308.html
Guy Lopes
76 Birchaven "Orion"
Sacramento, CA
W6TOL
www.GMC-Guy.com
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Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 5:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord
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
>
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
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Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
78 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord [message #284627 is a reply to message #284611] |
Tue, 11 August 2015 22:27 |
<rallymaster
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The one I got was standard 3 prong extension cord, in 10 ga.
ronc
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:00:24 -0700 "Guy Lopes"
writes:
> This one is regularly $79.99 on sale now for $44.95 item number
> 62308. Is
> this it?
>
>
http://www.harborfreight.com/25-ft-x-10-gauge-generator-duty-twist-lock-e
xte
> nsion-cord-62308.html
>
>
> Guy Lopes
> 76 Birchaven "Orion"
> Sacramento, CA
> W6TOL
>
> www.GMC-Guy.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces@list.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of
> rallymaster@juno.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 5:41 PM
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord
>
> 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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>>
>
>
> Ron & Linda Clark
> North Plains, ORYGUN
> 78 Eleganza II
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord [message #284803 is a reply to message #284634] |
Thu, 13 August 2015 16:01 |
habbyguy
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lgarland1 wrote on Tue, 11 August 2015 23:40Mark, I have a 50 foot 10/3 extension cord with standard 3-prong ends
(no twist-loc) that I'd like to sell.
Lee, drop me a line - you can PM me via the link on this thread, or email me at the email associated with my screen name (habbyguy) - you have to "correct it" to get it to work, since it's saved in the userATdomainDOTcom format. I'd really (!) like to buy your extension cord to make my life easier, and yours less cluttered. 
Thanks,
Mark
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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