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dryer plug to two 120VAC 30A ?
On May 22, 7:47?pm, Reid Fleming
wrote: I have a 4 "prong" dryer plug in my basement. Is there a converter that will plug into it and let me plug in one or two 120VAC 30A plugs? If there isn't such a converter, how hard would it be to make one up? Thanks. as far as i know ther are no 120 volt 30 amp receptables. what are you planning on plugging in? |
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dryer plug to two 120VAC 30A ?
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On May 22, 7:47?pm, Reid Fleming wrote: I have a 4 "prong" dryer plug in my basement. Is there a converter that will plug into it and let me plug in one or two 120VAC 30A plugs? If there isn't such a converter, how hard would it be to make one up? Thanks. as far as i know ther are no 120 volt 30 amp receptables. Then I guess you're unfamiliar with the NEMA 5-30 . FWIW, there's also a 120V 50A configuration, designated the 5-50. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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dryer plug to two 120VAC 30A ?
In article 3iN4i.209646$aG1.130514@pd7urf3no, Tony Hwang wrote:
wrote: On May 22, 7:47?pm, Reid Fleming wrote: I have a 4 "prong" dryer plug in my basement. Is there a converter that will plug into it and let me plug in one or two 120VAC 30A plugs? If there isn't such a converter, how hard would it be to make one up? Thanks. as far as i know ther are no 120 volt 30 amp receptables. what are you planning on plugging in? Hmmm, If it is on 120V, it'll be ~60A! No it won't. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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dryer plug to two 120VAC 30A ?
On 22 May 2007 19:18:18 -0700, "
wrote: On May 22, 10:03?pm, Tony Hwang wrote: wrote: On May 22, 7:47?pm, Reid Fleming wrote: I have a 4 "prong" dryer plug in my basement. s there a converter that will plug into it and let me plug in one or two 120VAC 30A plugs? f there isn't such a converter, how hard would it be to make one up? hanks. as far as i know ther are no 120 volt 30 amp receptables. what are you planning on plugging in? Hmmm, If it is on 120V, it'll be ~60A! just what would any homeowner use 120 volts 30 or 60 amps for? There's NO 60A line there. You have 2 30A lines which cannot be connected together (this would produce a short circuit, actually making 0A available). To get 120V you use ONE how wire and neutral. It would be possible to connect two 30A appliances, but not a 60A one. I have seen where someone was using a 240V receptacle for holiday lights. It was an older house, so probably 3-wire. That was supposedly unsafe (current through a bare wire?) but probably not VERY unsafe. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "How could you ask me to believe in God when there's absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster |
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