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[banjo Jon]

I replaced #10 copper stranded with #10 solid copper, which was a bear, but
now I have eight 20amp receptacles to power space heaters in our living
room on a #10 awg stranded cord with a 20amp plug. This is one step short
of burning the trailer down. I had to do it. Not to mention the mess it
replaced.

[badgolferman]

Post by banjo Jon
I replaced #10 copper stranded with #10 solid copper, which was a bear, but
now I have eight 20amp receptacles to power space heaters in our living
room on a #10 awg stranded cord with a 20amp plug. This is one step short
of burning the trailer down. I had to do it. Not to mention the mess it
replaced.

Your trailer had AWG 10 stranded copper wire? I thought trailers had
aluminum wire.

[banjo Jon]

Post by badgolferman

Post by banjo Jon
I replaced #10 copper stranded with #10 solid copper, which was a bear, but
now I have eight 20amp receptacles to power space heaters in our living
room on a #10 awg stranded cord with a 20amp plug. This is one step short
of burning the trailer down. I had to do it. Not to mention the mess it
replaced.

Your trailer had AWG 10 stranded copper wire? I thought trailers had
aluminum wire.

The trailer is wired with #12 solid copper. I just ran a #10 solid
copper from the breaker box 40 feet to the living room. Then I wired a
#10 stranded copper homemade extension cord to plug into it with 8
receptacles on it. Now it works, doesn't overheat and doesn't throw any
breakers. I'm ready for winter. If there's a power outage I've got a
2500 watt inverter to hook up with a car battery to power one 15 amp
circuit.

[Sharx335]

Post by badgolferman

Post by banjo Jon
I replaced #10 copper stranded with #10 solid copper, which was a bear, but
now I have eight 20amp receptacles to power space heaters in our living
room on a #10 awg stranded cord with a 20amp plug.  This is one step
short
of burning the trailer down.  I had to do it. Not to mention the mess it
replaced.

Your trailer had AWG 10 stranded copper wire? I thought trailers had
aluminum wire.

The trailer is wired with #12 solid copper.  I just ran a #10 solid
copper from the breaker box 40 feet to the living room.  Then I wired a
#10 stranded copper homemade extension cord to plug into it with 8
receptacles on it.  Now it works, doesn't overheat and doesn't throw any
breakers.  I'm ready for winter.  If there's a power outage I've got a
2500 watt inverter to hook up with a car battery to power one 15 amp
circuit.

Sounds good, Jon! Getting away from politics, I've seen you analyze and
solve, successfully, various such problems, over the years.