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08-18-2022, 10:00 AM
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#101
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Site Team
2009 25' FB International
2018 27' Globetrotter
Tavares
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,675
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregon_dude
Fyi… got an email from smartplug today…(amazed they remembered me)
The 50Amp to 15Amp, 30Amp to 15Amp and 50Amp to 30Amp adapters have been approved through ETL and will be available at etrailer.com and TechnoRV by the end of July. Below are the item number that you can reference when ordering.
50-15A R50044L515P
50-30A R50044L530P
30-15A R30043L515P
Thanks for your patience and being a SmartPlug customer.
Not sure if I’ll get one or not… but I will wait for the “DIY is so easy and much cheaper” comments
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Has anyone found the 50-15A Smartplug adapter?
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09-26-2022, 03:10 PM
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#102
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Rivet Master
2020 22' Bambi
2022 25' Globetrotter
St-Laurent
, Quebec
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 882
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I check pretty regularly the TechnoRV and eTrailer sites and they have yet to show up. Or they showed up and were sold out rapidly and they pulled them from their sites? A Google search does pull up Go2Marine as having the 50 to 15 listed but out of stock with a 3 to 6 week wait:
https://www.go2marine.com/smartplug-...dard-wall-male
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09-27-2022, 12:03 AM
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#103
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2 Rivet Member
2020 28' Flying Cloud
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 33
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Wow not surprising given the supply shortages on just about everything these days. the smartplug folks seemed pretty good at responding to email, if you wanted to ask them about supply, directly.
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10-14-2022, 08:48 AM
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#104
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1 Rivet Member
1972 29' Ambassador
Los Angeles
, California
Join Date: Oct 2022
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregon_dude
Wow not surprising given the supply shortages on just about everything these days. the smartplug folks seemed pretty good at responding to email, if you wanted to ask them about supply, directly.
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https://www.amazon.com/SmartPlug-C50.../dp/B09DDCBG3W
You have stock in!
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10-14-2022, 08:52 AM
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#105
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1 Rivet Member
1972 29' Ambassador
Los Angeles
, California
Join Date: Oct 2022
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregon_dude
Wow not surprising given the supply shortages on just about everything these days. the smartplug folks seemed pretty good at responding to email, if you wanted to ask them about supply, directly.
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You have a cheaper option (not complicated be cheaper than near 300 USD hahaha) here. But it has no derivation control.
But it is 22 USD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SM8DTNG...T1zcF9kZXRhaWw
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10-14-2022, 12:38 PM
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#106
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Rivet Master
2020 22' Bambi
2022 25' Globetrotter
St-Laurent
, Quebec
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 882
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesSloane
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Don't know if there was stock when you initially posted but it's now all gone.
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10-15-2022, 09:08 AM
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#107
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New Member
2021 30' Flying Cloud
Lewis Center
, Ohio
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 3
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Completed
I finally received my 50 Amp Smart Plug after a seven month wait from when I ordered it. I completed the set up using a $12 three-way extension cord from Lowe’s and a large piece of heat sink around the electrical cord for a better fit going into the black rubber piece of the plug.
I’m very happy with it
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01-30-2023, 02:10 PM
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#108
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3 Rivet Member
2023 25' Flying Cloud
Franklin
, Tennessee
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 120
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I had started down the path of mating the SmartPlug BF50 female plug end onto a Southwire 10/3 15 amp extension cord, but decided instead to buy a Camco 30A power cable off Amazon and put the SmartPlug BF50 on it. That way I have a ready, easier to handle 30A power cable and can use a 30A to 15A adapter for a 15A outlet. The SmartPlug 50A to 15A 4’ power cord is currently $276 on eTrailer. My cost with the BF50, the Camco 30A power cord and the 30A/15A adapter is $160.
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2023 25RB Twin Flying Cloud
2022 F-250 XLT Supercrew 4x4, 6.2L Boss
BRN# 3612
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02-03-2023, 09:31 AM
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#109
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Rivet Master
2020 22' Bambi
2022 25' Globetrotter
St-Laurent
, Quebec
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 882
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steilkurve
So I built my 50A to 15A Smart Plug power cord. Went with a 10/3 cable cause I thought it would fit the 120V rubber seal that comes with the kit, but there was still a gap. I ended up closing it with a heat shrink tube with adhesive (1.5” 3:1 ratio). Tested both leads with my voltmeter and got 122 on each. Jumped the two hot leads as suggested above. Tried it today and it powered my AS perfectly.
Only regrets:
-The Flexzilla cord from Amazon I bought is far from super flexible as described in the listing. Steer clear of that brand!
-The 3M backed seal for inside the plug. Don’t know if it’ll get better with time (or heat) or if I did not press it in enough but it’s making the plug slightly tough to latch.
Tip:
-I thickened the cable with jacket I stripped from cable leftover to ensure the tongues keep the cable nice and tight.
Photos!
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Update a year later on my home made 50 to 15 SmartPlug cable. While the heat shrink tubing seemed like a good idea to seal the gap between the thin 15 amp cord and the SmartPlug 30A strain relief (see pics in post #88), it didn't work well practically. The heat shrink reduces the flex of the strain relief on the cord end and sometimes ends up pulling out the strain relief from the SmartPlug. I've therefore purchased the SmartPlug 'BF32 Gaskets'. It does take away strain relief to a large extent which is to be considered on the flexible skin of our Airstreams but it doesn't really matter with a light and thin 15A cord. It does make a perfect seal. See photos!
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