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Mon, 18 November 2013 17:43  |
1275gtsport
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Registered: September 2009
Location: Rothesay NB
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From the is everybody out there OK thread.
Dogbone is indeed the adaptor to go from 50 amp to 30 amp 3 prong plug. cause they sometimes look like that. I have one of these. I understand there may also be one avail that will allow you to plug into the 4 prong 50 amp and then have a standard house like outlet to plug an extension cord into.
What I understand from what I have read here is that the Onan puts out 40 amp 120 volt power.
What I understand from reading other sites is that the 4 prong plug has 2 “Sides” (often referred to as legs.)
so lets say I take one leg and a ground to a standard house outlet in safe waterproof housing at the end of a cable. (this should be a 120v 20 amp outlet) and take the other “leg” and do the same. I should have 2 outlets that I can plug regular outdoor extension cords into that will provide 20 amps of power up to 3000 watts? 120 volt. yes?
What I want is on my coach I plug this adaptor cord into the power out from the onan. then one of the “legs” gets an extension cord plugged into that and runs into my house to power the fridge or freezer or small heater (one item at a time up to 3000 watts and not over 20 amp draw)
the other leg can go next door to my neighbour so he can do the same.
clear as mud? is there something wrong with my thinking?
I have no plans to plug into the house which yes indeed backfeed the power grid and kill the nice lineman trying to restore power to my house. ( I have a rough Idea how to do that but see no reason to ever want to)
I don’t see the onan having enough power to run my entire house. the heat pump takes an awful lot of power to spin up.
what I would need a wiring diagram for would be which pins on the onan provide what. I could also go look up the info in the manual couldn’t I. Just had the thought and asked.
Adam Raeburn
Rothesay, NB
1976 Austin Mini
1977 GMC Palm Beach
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