Which adapters are needed?

Photomom
Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
in Battery/Electrical & Solar
Trying to get a handle on our T@B shopping list. I've been advised that 50A/30A and 30A/15A adapters are good things to have.

Would someone post a link to exactly which adapters we need? (Amazon is fine.) There seem to be different types.
John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York

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  • JandJ92010
    JandJ92010 Member Posts: 304
    Rarely would you need a 50 to 30 amp adaptor, unless you plan to stay at parks that cater to 40 ft. busses and 5th wheelers. The 30 to 15 not so much either because you have a 30 amp plug on your power cord. I would recommend getting a 15 to 30 amp adaptor for those parks that only have 20 amps at the pedestal.
    The HobbiT@B, 2015-L, towed by a2014 RAM C/V
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    The 15 to 30 amp adapter is also good when you want to plug in at home easily, to charge the battery or get the fridge cooled down, or just have coffee B-).

    Ours came with a 30 amp cord, 25ft I think. It also came with the above-mentioned adapter.
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    Okay, I assume the 15 to 30 has a male 15A plug on one end to plug into a 110 outlet in our house, and a 30A (female?) receptacle on the other end that I would plug the trailer power cord into? Is this it? http://www.amazon.com/Camco-55165-PowerGrip-Dogbone-Electrical/dp/B000BUU5YA/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1439854691&sr=1-2&keywords=15+to+30+amp+adapter
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • mash2
    mash2 Member Posts: 584
    Mine looks like this (direct plug in with tighter with 1875 Watt limit).  It's very short and i just use an extension cord with it.

    http://www.amazon.com/Conntek-14205-1-5-Feet-Pigtail-Connector/dp/B001VSY6H8/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1439855312&sr=8-6&keywords=30+amp+to+15+amp
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    edited August 2015
    Ours is just a solid piece of plastic that plugs into the 15A outlet, and that the 30A plugs into. Like this adapter at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Camco-55223-15M-PowerGrip-Adapter/dp/B00192JGA8

    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Mouseketab
    Mouseketab Member Posts: 1,262
    I recommended the 30 - 15. Sorry, I had it backwards. It is a 15-30, I was talking about. However, I do use a 30-15. One I plug in one of those testers into the 15 amp side, and then plug the 30 into the campground plug. That way I can at least tell if the post is wired correctly by the lights.

    As far as the 50-30, think about it, the 30 Amp plug is the most commonly used, so therefore the most potential for issues. I've been at 3 campsites where the 30 amp plug was bad, or was so worn and loose, my plug wouldn't stay in, but the 50 Amp was just fine, so I used the 50-30 converter to give me power.
    Carol
    MOUSE-KE-T@B
    2007 Dutchmen T@B Clamshell #2741
    2022 nuCamp T@B 320 CS-S
    2021 F-150 502A Lariat SuperCrew, 3.5 EcoBoost 4x2
    Harvest, AL
  • Playc
    Playc Member Posts: 234
    Mouseketab said:

    As far as the 50-30, think about it, the 30 Amp plug is the most commonly used, so therefore the most potential for issues. I've been at 3 campsites where the 30 amp plug was bad, or was so worn and loose, my plug wouldn't stay in, but the 50 Amp was just fine, so I used the 50-30 converter to give me power.
    Carol - Thanks for your advice.  I just bought one from Amazon for $19.

    Camco 55175 18" PowerGrip Dogbone Electrical Adapter with Handle

    2015 S Sofitel, Austin/Houston

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