Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB

[jkenn48105]

Thanks Pete,
What you said is kinda what I thought it should be, but I didn't know for sure.
I don't have
any 220 stuff on the bird, but the cheater box does have to be used with two
different 30
amp posts, at least at Holland Motor Homes in Holland Mi. I also found out that
if my
batteries are low, the charger will suck up everything you can give it. If I
ran 2 30amp outlets
I could run 2 a/c, the fridge and charger(trickle) plus TV. This is all new and
I must admit
exciting. I am hoping to get out of Michigan next month, the wife's physical
therapy will
determine that though. I'm hoping Texas will be nice in February

[Al Scudder]

Hey jkenn

The next time you are at Holland tell them to put you on top of the hill for the 50 amp plugs We stay up there when we come to Holland. Where in MI are U

Scooter 2000XL MI

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Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB

Thanks Pete,
What you said is kinda what I thought it should be, but I didn't know for sure. I don't have
any 220 stuff on the bird, but the cheater box does have to be used with two different 30
amp posts, at least at Holland Motor Homes in Holland Mi. I also found out that if my
batteries are low, the charger will suck up everything you can give it. If I ran 2 30amp outlets
I could run 2 a/c, the fridge and charger(trickle) plus TV. This is all new and I must admit
exciting. I am hoping to get out of Michigan next month, the wife's physical therapy will
determine that though. I'm hoping Texas will be nice in February

[GARY MINKER]

Home Depot has a handy little book on wiring. It can give you a quick course on the different schemes. Big coaches are 120/240 4 wire. Some are foolishly 120/240 3 wire. This is 2 hots, a ground and a neutral. You get a total of 100 amps at 120 VAC and no, there is nothing that runs on 240 in these coaches. Other coaches do have some 240 toys but not ours. 2 30 amp cords give you a total of 60 amps at 120 VAC. yes the "potential" is there for 240 if phased correctly but you could wind up on the same phase and not get 240, just 2 30 amp 120 VAC circuits. You also run the risk of burning the neutral if you play with this incorrectly. Happy Reading Gary --- On Wed, 1/21/09, pattypape wrote: From: pattypape Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 12:49 PM Yes & No 110 or 220 220 can be used, but it is really 2 separate legs 110 Volts each. There are no 220V appliances on a Bird. Bill 88 FC Michigan --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "jkenn48105" wrote: > > Also having a boat, at least on mine, the 50 amp service is 220. By using 2 30amp cords to a > cheater box I get 220v 30amp. I don't THINK the 50 amp service on a Bird is 220 so your 2 > 30amp cords would give you 60amps of 120v potential. What I'm not sure about on the bus > is if there are two legs, each 120v. Everything would be 120 on the AC side, just that the > load would be split and the amount of current (amps) available to run anything would be > dependent on whether you had 50, 30, or even, 15 amps coming into the bus. Someone help > me out on this, 'cause I"m just guessing here. >

[Leroy Eckert]

Just so there is no confusion, the cooling fan motor on my coach for the genset is 240v, nothing else elsewhere that I know of.. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion --- On Tue, 1/27/09, GARY MINKER wrote: From: GARY MINKER Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 8:02 PM Home Depot has a handy little book on wiring. It can give you a quick course on the different schemes. Big coaches are 120/240 4 wire. Some are foolishly 120/240 3 wire. This is 2 hots, a ground and a neutral. You get a total of 100 amps at 120 VAC and no, there is nothing that runs on 240 in these coaches. Other coaches do have some 240 toys but not ours. 2 30 amp cords give you a total of 60 amps at 120 VAC. yes the "potential" is there for 240 if phased correctly but you could wind up on the same phase and not get 240, just 2 30 amp 120 VAC circuits. You also run the risk of burning the neutral if you play with this incorrectly. Happy Reading Gary --- On Wed, 1/21/09, pattypape wrote: From: pattypape Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 12:49 PM Yes & No 110 or 220 220 can be used, but it is really 2 separate legs 110 Volts each. There are no 220V appliances on a Bird. Bill 88 FC Michigan --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "jkenn48105" wrote: > > Also having a boat, at least on mine, the 50 amp service is 220. By using 2 30amp cords to a > cheater box I get 220v 30amp. I don't THINK the 50 amp service on a Bird is 220 so your 2 > 30amp cords would give you 60amps of 120v potential. What I'm not sure about on the bus > is if there are two legs, each 120v. Everything would be 120 on the AC side, just that the > load would be split and the amount of current (amps) available to run anything would be > dependent on whether you had 50, 30, or even, 15 amps coming into the bus. Someone help > me out on this, 'cause I"m just guessing here. >