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enblethen

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Posted: 02/11/23 03:06pm

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Depends on the style of the panel. Some panels have the busses run sideways from the main breakers, while others are more like a residential panel with alternating breaker locations.
We should not be talking two pole breakers as the majority or RVs have no 240-volt items.

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Posted: 02/11/23 06:45pm

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ken56 wrote:

Wait, let me throw my wrench into the works here. A 50 amp unit consists of 2 legs of 110 volts coming into the unit. The distribution panel is like one in your home. Every other finger on the bus bar is taken off one side or the other so hooking up any 2 pole breaker will be staggered.....right?
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Some have a breaker panel with the main 50 amp breaker at the left side and all sub breakers to the right. In that case the slots alternate on hot 1 and hot 2. Like a house.
Some have a breaker panel with the main 50 amp breaker in the middle. In that case the sub breakers on the left are on one hot and the sub breakers on the right are on the other hot.

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Posted: 02/22/23 07:28am

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The breaker is designed to take a surge on start up. It will trip if it continues to draw an excessive load, which means you have a problem somewhere.

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