OK, so I picked up a used 'construction office' trailer this weekend. The
idea for me is to use it as a mobile studio for the SO to paint and do
other crafts.
The trailer was already wired for 240v. Inside the trailer each leg
becomes a separate 15 amp circuit (on their own breaker.)
Here is what I did temporarily to get power to the trailer (and what I
want to do permanently if it is safe.)
I spliced the 240v line into two separate 120 volt lines. (splitting the
common and ground into each plug.)
This way, I just need to plug both plugs into a duplex receptacle (much
more common) and I don't need to have a dedicated 240v outlet to use the
trailer.
There are no 240v circuits inside the trailer that would require 2
separate 'legs'.
Is this safe? (or 'safe enough')
The power is just for the lights, and a fan, radio, glue gun or something
like that. I'm not running any heavy duty equipment from it. (I may add
a TV or video game cabinet at some point.)
Am I crazy?
Side note- I'll be in Anchorage, AK next week. Anyone here up in that
part of the woods? I'll buy lunch.
Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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