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It is also possible to have two seperate curcits. In the 70's is was very
common to have one 30amp cord for the house and another for electric heat.
ken
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In a message dated 1/1/04 7:06:01 PM, writes:
> A related question re twin 30-amp cords and outlets vs. one 50-amp circuit.
> A boat I looked at the other day had two 30-amp power cords, two 30-amp
> connectors and two "shore power" selections on the master AC panel. I'm
> familiar with the practice of paralleling two 30-amp circuits to provide
> more amperage to the boat, but why then have two independent switch
settings
> on the master AC panel, one for "Shore Power 1" and the other for "Shore
> Power 2"? The AC panel has a large input selector that can choose
> "Inverter", "Generator", "Shore Power 1", or "Shore Power 2". The point
I'm
> missing is why have separate selector settings for SP1 and SP2? I can see
> paralleling the two shore power circuits together, either internally or via
> an adapter, but why if two 30-amp outlets are available on the dock, would
> the builder have provided a means by which to select one or the other 110
> VAC cord, but not both?
>
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