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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702 |
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Something like this would work. It uses 10 AWG wire, so would be fine for 30 amps. 30 amp blade-style fuses that you use in your TV could be used as spares. The 12V rating should be a non-issue, as 30 amps is 30 amps.
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417 |
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Inline, I would cut the outer layer of the cord in the center to find the positive conductor. I would strip enough to be able to cut the positive conductor and then cut it. Then strip the ends enough to attach to the terminals. That would then need to be wrapped and then sealed in the waterproof enclosure. The ends would need to be outside that enclosure, of course so that the 50A plug could be plugged into the outlet and the 30A socket would be available for the RPod's power cord.
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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Yeah, I was thinking it's kind of big and would have to be mounted to a stake or something. I guess you could get some heavy double sided velcro and mount it to the pedestal. But how would you install the in line fuse? In the dogbone adaptors all seem to be sealed?
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417 |
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Thanks. I'll look into it.
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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I was looking at the LEB or LET series. Sorry for the non clickable link, I’m having trouble working that with my phone.
https://m.littelfuse.com/products/fuse-blocks-fuseholders-and-fuse-accessories/electrical-inline-panel-mount-fuse-holders.aspx |
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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StephenH, what you’re looking at wouldn’t actually be rated for a wet location. It might work for you in practice, you’d probably want to close it up and test it to see how watertight it was.
Lostagain, you’re doing fine. That box and breaker would not only work but it would be fully rated and code compliant I think, your only problem is going to be mounting. NEMA3R boxes have to be mounted vertically well above ground to stay dry. If you attached it to a piece of pipe or steel stake and drove that in the ground youd be fine but I’m not sure that would always be practical. GlueGuy, I think the water resistant fuse and fuse holder I found was made by littelfuse. Made for fusing things like parking lot area lighting so you’d need to mechanically protect it in some kind of enclosure but probably a waterproof one is unnecessary. StephenH’s one might work fine for that. |
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417 |
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I looked at that one and thought it would be way to big and bulky to carry around. It is more like the RV outlet I installed at my house. Plus, one would need a way to have it waterproof with strain relief and then make sure it stays vertical so rain would not run in.
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417 |
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What inline fuse holder would you use?
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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702 |
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As unlikely it might be to actually be a problem, I might just put in an inline 30 amp fuse, and carry a spare. If the fuse pops, something is wrong; go fix it. You could probably do that for $20 or so,
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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Would something like this work, using a 50A rated pigtail to connect it to the power supply in the RV park, or am I again demonstrating that I shouldn't be messing with this stuff?
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