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Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB
01-27-2009, 13:02
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Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB
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



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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.

>



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Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - hippieforever3 - 01-18-2009, 06:45
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 01-18-2009, 07:19
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - Chuck Wheeler - 01-18-2009, 08:17
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - mariopatti1 - 01-18-2009, 18:01
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - Gardner Yeaw - 01-20-2009, 14:14
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - Don Bradner - 01-21-2009, 07:01
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - Pete Masterson - 01-21-2009, 07:02
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - GARY MINKER - 01-27-2009 13:02
Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB - Leroy Eckert - 01-27-2009, 16:18



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