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Electrical
- Charleigh
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Re: Electrical
Anything that's 240VAC won't, but you should be able to power 120VAC stuff, at least one side of the panel.
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Re: Electrical
If you have a twin 30 amp to 50 amp “Y” adapter, it will also work. I use this at the dock when a 50 amp is not available, such as my case at my home slip. Both of these 30 amp plugs must also be on a different phase for it will work. I have run into problems when travelling, trying to use my twin 30 amp to 50 amp adapter when the 30 amp posts are all on the same phase. I have to check a number of posts to fine one on a different phase to get 240.
One simple 30 amp to 50 amp will not work as the boat is only receiving 120 and not 240.
I hope this helps you out.
Greg
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Re: Electrical
km1125 wrote:Source of the post What didn't work?
Anything that's 240VAC won't, but you should be able to power 120VAC stuff, at least one side of the panel.
These boats must have 240 coming in or nothing will work not even one side of the panel.
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Re: Electrical
https://www.marinco.com/en/p/RY504-2-30/Reverse-Y-Adapter-2-30A-125V-Males-to
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Re: Electrical
buster53 wrote:Source of the post Not an electrician but as I understand it, 240 comes into the boat and it is split into 2 x 120, but you have to have 240 to make it work.
If the incoming cord was only a 240 that might make sense. You'd need a transformer on board though, which a lot of boats don't have. If the incoming is 120/240 then it shouldn't be an issue.
The difference is the neutral connection. The 120/240 plug has a neutral connection but the 240 only does not. You'd need the transformer with a split secondary to establish the neutral (and bond it to ground). That would give you two 120's out of the 240.
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