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Originally Posted by dkoldman
I like the blabbering. Trying to learn me a little something something from your point 
My 50 amp cable is hard wired inside the coach and of course it it is rolled up for storage. However when in use, I have been pulling out only the length of 50 amp cable I require to reach the pedestal as to not create a tripping hazard etc. (at least minimize the hazard)
If I follow your logic, I should pull the entire cable all the way out when say I only need a few feet? If so, hat would be a lot of work to unroll and reroll?
Since it came that way from mfg what are the specific issues I should be worried about? I don't plan to stick some metal bar in the middle of the 50 amp rolled wired that is in the coach? Nor do I plan to lick a piece of wire and stick it in the 50 amp pedestal to see if it is hot I tried that as a kid on a 15 amp receptacle and it was shocking what I learned  |
The induced "choke" effect is negligible in a coil that size in diameter. The heat buildup though may be a real concern if you are running close to the cable's capacity in current on a very hot summer day with the cable coiled so it can't be cooled due to the reduced surface area in the coil.
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