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50 amp Shore power
- BTEOTR
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Re: 50 amp Shore power
Sounds like you have almost the same boat. You have had it a while and are enjoying it ?
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Re: 50 amp Shore power
- km1125
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Re: 50 amp Shore power
You get a step-up transformer that will take a regular 30A-120VAC and convert it to a 240VAC. You'll only be able to use about 15A max though at 240 but that also means you could use a full 15A at any of the 120VAC outlets, along with a few other loads.
This is great for keeping the batteries charged, the fridge running on AC and some various lights or tools (drill?, sander?, etc)
This is one I made for a friend of mine. It plugs into a single 120V 15A wall plug, and converts to 240VAC to run his isolation transformer. He can use his charger and a handful of other stuff while in storage and works great for him.
And that solution costs about $100USD (maybe a little more if you need to buy connectors)
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Re: 50 amp Shore power
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Re: 50 amp Shore power
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Re: 50 amp Shore power
- markalexander
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Re: 50 amp Shore power
km1125 wrote:Source of the post
You get a step-up transformer that will take a regular 30A-120VAC and convert it to a 240VAC. You'll only be able to use about 15A max though at 240 but that also means you could use a full 15A at any of the 120VAC outlets, along with a few other loads.
This is great for keeping the batteries charged, the fridge running on AC and some various lights or tools (drill?, sander?, etc)
This is one I made for a friend of mine. It plugs into a single 120V 15A wall plug, and converts to 240VAC to run his isolation transformer. He can use his charger and a handful of other stuff while in storage and works great for him.
And that solution costs about $100USD (maybe a little more if you need to buy connectors)
Hi km1125
Does the cable you show that is plugged into 1 of the 4 outlets have a 50amp 125/250volt female end on it so that it can be hooked up to the shore power cable that runs to the isolation transformer?
I like this idea of having 'enough' power on the boat over the winter to run the chargers occasionally or make a coffee while doing things on the boat.
Thanks!
Mark
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