Electrial electrics back...whats the difference surrounded by 10/2 and 10/3 AWG? I'm currently having issues beside my travel trailer camper. I have...
I'm currently having issues beside my travel trailer camper. I have be running a 1500 watt space heater to hold it warm during the darkness and today I noticed the eletrical cord plug, and converter be somewhat melted. The camper is setup for 125v at 30 amps, its currently get a adapter and plugged into a heavy duty extension cord, the adapter is rate at 125v 15 amps. So to try to solve this issue I'm having beside the plug getting hot and melting I'm wanting to freshly wire up a receptical to plug the trailer directly into that will bequeath it the 125v at 30 amps...I currently have a 60 amp breaker and have need of to find out the electrical wire I inevitability to do this with. I know I inevitability a 10/2 AWG at least to support the 30 amps the trailer can verbs. My question is whats the difference within the 10/2 and 10/3? The plug says something almost being competent to hold 10/4
Answers: 10/3 is for a 30 amp 240 volt cir. with a nonpartisan
10/2 is a 30 amp 120 volt cir.
or 10/3 two hots and a neutral / and gnd
10/2 1 hot 1 dull / gnd
standard plug are only rate at 15 amps as are most standard cord caps you can but 20 amp plugs at the supply house. and complex rated contained by twist locks
10/4 would be for 30amp 3 phase so forget that.
1500 watts /120 = 12.5 amps a 20 amp receptical and Cord cap( plug) and # 10 /2 should be fine for up to in the region of 150' or a bit more before vein drop will cause high draw.
This is what my husband is saying: Use 10/2 because 10/3 have extra wires you wont need.