Rv plug wiring

[Lou Morales]

I have a 50 amp class A Motorhome. I purchased a 30 amp plug adapter (dog bone). Everything works and I’m careful not to turn on too many things at the same time.

I’m curious what the dog bone adapter does. Does it link both hot wires in the 50 amp plug together? Or does it feed the power through one of the two hot wires in the 50 amp plug? Again, everything works. Not just “half” the outlets.

Thank you.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I have a 50 amp class A Motorhome. I purchased a 30 amp plug adapter (dog bone). Everything works and I’m careful not to turn on too many things at the same time.

I’m curious what the dog bone adapter does. Does it link both hot wires in the 50 amp plug together? Or does it feed the power through one of the two hot wires in the 50 amp plug? Again, everything works. Not just “half” the outlets.

Thank you.

One leg

 

[Lou Morales]

One leg

One leg. Thanks! So the whole Rv normally fed by 2 legs is fed by 1 leg. Interesting. Thank you!

 

[Alan_Hepburn]

Nope: the dog bone connects the single 120V line in the 30A supply to BOTH legs of the 120V/240V 50A service in your RV. If it only connected to one of the legs then the other leg would not get power, and things connected to that leg would not work.

 

[Joe Hogan]

 

[Lou Morales]

Nope: the dog bone connects the single 120V line in the 30A supply to BOTH legs of the 120V/240V 50A service in your RV. If it only connected to one of the legs then the other leg would not get power, and things connected to that leg would not work.

Thank you! Good drawing !

 

[Wemustrv]

I have a 50 amp class A Motorhome. I purchased a 30 amp plug adapter (dog bone). Everything works and I’m careful not to turn on too many things at the same time.

I’m curious what the dog bone adapter does. Does it link both hot wires in the 50 amp plug together? Or does it feed the power through one of the two hot wires in the 50 amp plug? Again, everything works. Not just “half” the out

 

[Wemustrv]

Here You go!

 

[Lou Morales]

Thank you!

 

[TheLooks]

Kevin was correct, but no one caught it.....