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Chuck v · 05-31-2020, 05:23 PM

Viking,

The OP was discussing the service cord wiring, not a service drop from a power breaker panel. Even a panel can use 8 AWG or smaller if the run is 25 feet or less (the 6 AWG presumes a 50 ft run.)

Some RV 50 amp extension cords use even smaller wire sizes as seen here for a 36 ft cord using 10 AWG conductors:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/VEVOR-RV-...yABEgI-TvD_BwE

10 AWG is a bit small for my liking, but it is clearly done for this application space...

Chuck

05-31-2020, 05:23 PM	#6
Chuck v Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,027	Viking, The OP was discussing the service cord wiring, not a service drop from a power breaker panel. Even a panel can use 8 AWG or smaller if the run is 25 feet or less (the 6 AWG presumes a 50 ft run.) Some RV 50 amp extension cords use even smaller wire sizes as seen here for a 36 ft cord using 10 AWG conductors: https://www.walmart.com/ip/VEVOR-RV-...yABEgI-TvD_BwE 10 AWG is a bit small for my liking, but it is clearly done for this application space... Chuck __________________ 2007 Tour Master T40C Acura MDX toad "It takes a great deal of time to recover from any improvement..."