How does one 50 Amp Marina service work with a splitter into two x 30 amp

[RWS]

Upon purchasing, 19 years ago, my boat came with numerous MARINCO shorepower adapters, including a splitter for 50 amp to 2x30 amp service.

Never had to use them

I will be staying at a slip that has only 50 amp service, and will have to break out the splitter.

It looks nasty, the typical MARINCO yellow nastyness.

Is there any reason I can't simply wipe it down with acetone and give it a shot of yellow paint?

At a replacement cost of over $200. for something I haven't needed in 19 years, I'll settle for the nasty looks, however it would be nice to freshen it up and clean up the ends.

The 50 amp side is male, the 30 amp sides are female

How can a 50 amp service be split into 2 x 30?

Seems that 2x30 = 60?

I have a 5mm wire brush for a moto tool to clean up the 50 amp (male)side

Any thoughts on making sure the two 30 amp (female) side connections are clean?

At the risk of being laughed at, I'm putting this out there.

BEST !

RWS

 

[sugilbert]

1st--do NOT use acetone! It'll soften & ruin the plastic!
2nd--Do NOT paint--it'll look great for a day or two before it starts to come off!
3rd--use Dawn or another spray degreaser to clean.

Lastly, splitting 50 amps into 2 30's doesn't mean you'll have 60. You still will have a max of 50 (if even that), so split your usage up so that, combined, you will use max of 50 amps.

 

[PascalG]

My detailer swears by laquer thinner. Doesnt seem to damage the cords.

assuming you re taking about 110-240-50 and not 120/50 which is rarely used nowadays...

120-240/50 has two 50 amps hots, a neutral and ground. The splitter splits the Neutral and sends it to each leg along with one hot and the ground.

your electrical panel should have 30amp main breakers that will prevent you from using more than 30 amp in each leg otherwise the pedestal breaker will not trip until you exceed 50 amp on at least one leg.

 

[Roy]

For what it's worth, I used a fine grit sandpaper on mine and they cleaned up pretty good.

 

[The Other Gary]

Read the numbers on the plug face. 50 amp 125 volt is very uncommon today but was common 20 years ago.
50 / 125 / 250 volt is very common today. They are not interchangeable and the prongs do not match up.

 

[boatbum]

I think west marine has an acetone replacement. I used it with success. When it's all cleaned up lay on two coats of mop & glo.

 

[rwidman2]

Acetone is a poor choice for cleaning power cords. I would much rather have a dirty power cord than one with dried out, brittle insulation. You can buy a purpose made cleaner for power cords. Another option is the lanolin based hand cleaner sold at auto parts stores and Harbor Freight.

Again, a dirty cord is far better than a damaged cord.