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Monday, October 13, 2008

New Adapter Grabs More Power for 50 Amp RVs

You who have those big and shiny rigs that suckle up only to 50 amp outlets can sometimes be a bit miffed when you roll into the "only available" RV park and find 15 and 30 amp circuits--but nothing for 50 amper users.

Sure, you can plug in the 30 amp female - to - 50 amp male converter plug, but you're still limited to pulling that maximum 30 amps. Camco says they have an answer: They call it their "Power Maximizer." Think of it as a two-way tap that pulls that 30 amp juice and adds that other little guy, the 15 amper, for a total of 45 amps available power. Yeah, it's not 50 amps, but it's a whale of a lot more than 30!
Here's the fine print: It works only circuits that are wired with a capacity to match the breakers; and it won't work if plugged into a GFI protected circuit. Street prices look to be around $55, but you'll be looking in all the odd places: Try J.C. Whitney on-line. It doesn't look like Camping World has jumped on board for this one yet. And speaking of on board, sorry you boat users, this product is ONLY for RVers.