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    Posted: 05 Mar 2014 at 9:42am
Hogone,

Time to fish or cut bait. All of the discussed methods will get 120V to the pod. All will requires ome sort of adapter. I like the looks of the Camco 55382 which can be ordered from Amazon and be on you generator in a few days. It will provide the full 30 Amp capability so you can run the pod as you would at a campground. For the total time you would require the full 30 Amps in your lifetime the gen will die of rust before the bearings give up. They are designed to handle unbalances. Sally forth and buy one Smile
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I agree that an imbalance condition isn't a big deal here.  For the brief periods you'll have the A/C compressor on AND the microwave on, it won't matter.  Most of the time you'll be around a 25% imbalance or lower so don't worry about that.
 
Your genset has 15 amp 120 volt outlets (call these collectively "outlet 1"), and the 30 amp 120/240 volt outlet (call this "outlet 2").  I assume the adapter cord that came with your genset splits the 30 amp outlet into 15 amp outlets (call these collectively "outlet 3") and must have built-in circuit breakers to limit those outlets to 15 amps.  Otherwise you could pull a full 30 amps (at 120 volts) from outlet 3 and that would be bad.
 
So, you can either get 15 amps from outlet 1, or 15 amps from outlet 3.  Either way you'll need a hockey puck adapter which allows you to plug in the 30 amp cord going to the pod, into the 15 amp outlets (1 or 3).  This solution gives you 15 amps which is enough to run any one of the big items at one time - the A/C, the microwave, or the electric element in the water heater.  I do this with my generator.  Just remember to temporarily turn off the A/C when you nuke dinner and keep the electric element in the water heater off.
 
Or, you can get the other adapter linked a page or 2 back, which plugs into outlet 2.  That would allow you to plug in the 30 amp cord that goes to the pod and get a full 30 amps, just like being plugged in at the campground.  This would allow you to run any 2 of the big items at one time (you can't run all 3 even at the campground).
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Posts: 1041 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Mar 2014 at 11:03am
rog and thanks to all.  I agree Charlie, time to go canoeing or fishing.  and tech, i have the pigtail (hockey puck as you call it) to plug into a 15 amp as this is how i have been charging up the pod at home.  Again, sorry for the drawn out discussion, but thanks for alot of good info.  Out, hogone.
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No need to apologize, this has been a good discussion.
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bought the camco 55382 instead of using the one from HD.  Ill hook it up tomorrow and see if she BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!  hogone
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Nov 2014 at 7:06pm
Wow, interesting discussion for anybody thinking of powering their POD with a generator.

Two questions: What happens if you try to run all three POD power hogs at the same time while on campsite shore power?

2) hogone, what happened? Did it work out OK?
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Posts: 1797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Nov 2014 at 8:04pm
Originally posted by Podster

Wow, interesting discussion for anybody thinking of powering their POD with a generator.

Two questions: What happens if you try to run all three POD power hogs at the same time while on campsite shore power?



If by three power hogs you mean AC, microwave, and electric WH a circuit breaker somewhere should trip. Your Pod main breaker is 30A. Assuming the generator is protected by a 30A breaker it becomes a race as to which one will go first.
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Nov 2014 at 8:15pm
Indeed, those are the three. My shorthand is motivated by the challenging task of typing on a tablet without a full size keyboard. Thanks for your response.
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podster:  sorry, just saw your post.  i purchased the camco 55382 adaptor; works great on the gen and hooked up directly to pod.  i didn't try to power all three hog loads at once however, just two at a time; but i think it would of been fine.  how bout those packers!!!!!!Thumbs Up
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