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Don’t forget loose items such as toasters, electric skillets, and coffee pots
also consume power. Include these in your planning.
50 Amp (Optional)
On some larger coaches, more appliances are desired by owners which
require more 120-volt power. Availability of 50 amp service is the only
method providing you with additional power.
For this application, a larger circuit breaker box is required as there are
two separate banks of 120-volt power on the positive position. Each
positive bank receives a 120-v
olt wire marked “X” or “Y” plus a white
neutral wire and green/bare ground to complete circuitry.
Actually, these two positive wires, added together, are 240-volt AC
service, yet serve two separate banks as the external sticker indicates.
A 50 amp main breaker will distribute current to separate banks, verifying
240 volts are present. There are
NO
240-volt appliances in this coach.
If use of a “reducing” adapter or pigtail is needed because 50 amp four
prong service is not available, several things must be remembered.
Do not replace breakers or fuses with any that are rated at a
higher amperage. Over fusing may cause a fire by
overheating the wire.
NEVER, under any circumstances, remove a grounding pin on
any cord or plug. It may mean the difference between LIFE
and DEATH.
