Elec. sys. remodel - suggestions wanted 1984FC35SB

[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. >