For any of the electricians out there. I am in the process of changing the
outlet for my motorhome from 30 amp service to 50 amp. I currently have #2
aluminium wire hooked up to a 30 amp breaker. I plan on replacing the
breaker with a 50 amp breaker. Will the wire carry this load safely? It
is running about 100 feet. The other question I have concerns the other
end of the wire. The receptacle that needs to be replaced on the other end
is a four prong affair as opposed to the 3 prong for the 30 amp. My
understanding is that the motorhome uses a split 110 volt system. One
prong is ground, another is neutral, and the other two are hot. I am
planning on splitting the hot wire at the outlet and running it to both of
the hot legs. Is this correct? or do I need to run another line. The
reason I think that this is correct is the fact that there is only one
neutral wire. All comments and advice is welcome.
TIA
Jim V.
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