sylvan butler wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:42:27 GMT, Doug Miller wrote:
In article , sylvan butler wrote:

Since the L14-30 is a 30amp system, if you use 20amp outlets on each
leg, you may draw 50% more power thru an outlet than it is designed to
handle.

How do you figure that?

What is the amperage rating on an L14-30? 30 amps.

What is the amerage rating on a standard "duplex" outlet? 15 or 20 amps.

be up to code?

Probably not.

Why not? What article is it in violation of?

I'm not going to waste my time trying to find the reference. But if you
think you can safely wire a 20amp outlet into a 30amp circuit, please go
right ahead.

sdb

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It all depends on the generator. If you go to the Briggs & Stratton web
page and look up the "Wheelhouse 5550W generator, for instance, and
check out the schematic diagram, you'll find that the generator has
built in 20-Amp breakers on each pole of the output, yet it does have a
30-Amp, twist-lock, connector. So, you would be OK with that
combination.
http://tinyurl.com/2xsc9t

The problem, of course, would come if you replaced the generator with a
larger one and used the same wiring.