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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by josephcsible on Friday November 06, 2026 @04:08PM (#50398565)
The entire reason we have so many different types of receptacles is so to keep you from plugging in something that the circuit can't handle. They shouldn't be giving people 14-50's if they don't have 50A peak and 40A continuous available.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by hnav on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:15PM (#50400314)
Since the whole campground went dark, presumably it was the main breaker. The branch circuit must be sized to the outlet type, but the total rating of all branch circuits usually exceeds the main breaker rating.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by josephcsible on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:14AM (#50401835)
That would be a reasonable explanation if most of the campsites had people charging EVs at their max individual current, but it sounded like just one did.
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