20 amp or 50/30 amp

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Eamonn McG
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20 amp or 50/30 amp

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I know this is probably a stupid question but im still settling into being a b190 owner (never owned a camper before). I'm looking up camp sites and they have different price ranges for different amp levels $25 for 20 amp and $35 for 30/50 amp. was just wondering which one we use with the b190's.
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Re: 20 amp or 50/30 amp

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If you want to use the air conditioner, you'll want a 30 amp site. Otherwise the 20 amp site would be sufficient, but you'll need a 30 amp to 15 amp converter to plug in.
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Re: 20 amp or 50/30 amp

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Thats the larger 3 prong that connects to our power supply and converts it to a standard 3 prong extension chord right?
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Eamonn McG wrote:Thats the larger 3 prong that connects to our power supply and converts it to a standard 3 prong extension chord right?
Yes, like this. Note the price - some shops will charge waaaay too much for something that does this.
1991 Airstream B190 - bought, 2005; sold, 2011; bought 2017
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