| Re: [GMCnet] Minimal extension cord [message #284627 is a reply to message #284611] |
Tue, 11 August 2015 22:27   |
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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
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> Guy Lopes
> 76 Birchaven "Orion"
> Sacramento, CA
> W6TOL
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> www.GMC-Guy.com
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> -----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
>>
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> Ron & Linda Clark
> North Plains, ORYGUN
> 78 Eleganza II
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