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I need a adapter to go from 3 prong female to 4 prong male

I have my camp wired for generator but it has the 3 prong male and I am having issues with that generator so I brought my other non inverter to use last few weekends of hunting camp come to find out the plugs are different. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

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you have a 120 volt plug that you are wanting to connect to a 240/120 volt generator .
you will only be using 1 of the hot legs in the generator , I'm not sure if that will play havoc as there will be a load imbalance ( 1 leg potentially fully loaded & the other leg with zero load) at a minimum you're not using the generator to it's full capacity , you may want to reconsider the generator
 
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gotmud13613 said:
I need a adapter to go from 3 prong female to 4 prong male

I have my camp wired for generator but it has the 3 prong male and I am having issues with that generator so I brought my other non inverter to use last few weekends of hunting camp come to find out the plugs are different. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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your existing genny has a male connector as in a suicide receptacle? or did you mean female? the pics you posted are female connectors on the genset.

what does this genny connect to? electrical panel?

and you want an adapter that changes to 4 prong male? another suicide cord connector? the adapter should be 3 prong MALE to 4 prong female. this way you dont have any exposed live parts. Ive never seen a generator with a male connector on it. (this would be deadly as you would have exposed metal parts that someone could get zapped on). the part you would be plugging into on the electrical infrastructure should be an "inlet" that has exposed metal prongs under a cover..
 
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I read it as the opposite problem. The new generator is 120V only, in which case there's no possibility of unbalanced loading.

We don't know how the camp is wired. Hopefully they are all 120V loads, and splicing on the right plug properly is all it takes.
 
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gotmud13613 said:
I need a adapter to go from 3 prong female to 4 prong male

I have my camp wired for generator but it has the 3 prong male and I am having issues with that generator so I brought my other non inverter to use last few weekends of hunting camp come to find out the plugs are different. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Pictures of the following would help, in the order you mention them above:

1) Pic of the 3 prong female (which I think is the only one you posted)
2) Pic of the 4 prong male
3) Pic of the 3 prong male
4) Pic of the different plugs side-by-side
5) Pic of old generator & new generator

Perhaps a wider angle shot of the system as a whole too...
 
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I’m reading it as a typo. I think I he has a camper. Not a camp. And he has a male terminated cord L5-30P he usually plugs into an inverter generator. Now he wants to plug that cord into a generator that has the L14-30R on it. So he needs an L5-30R to L14-30P adapter cord.
 
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wyliesdiesels said:
At this point, with the lackluster detailed descriptions, its anyone's guess as to what he really has and needs.

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I read OP as he needs adapter with 3F to 4M and am assuming the cord he used to plug into his camp is standard 3F (to camp) and 3M (to old generator). New generator has 4 pins instead of 3. Am assuming its all wired for 120v based on the two pics that he already posted. What's the problem?
 
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cgrutt said:
I read OP as he needs adapter with 3F to 4M and am assuming the cord he used to plug into his camp is standard 3F (to camp) and 3M (to old generator). New generator has 4 pins instead of 3. Am assuming its all wired for 120v based on the two pics that he already posted. What's the problem?
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lotta assuming. never assume with electrical
 
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gotmud13613 said:
Power coming out of my camp is the 3 prong and that generator is waiting on an ignition module. I Want to use my other generator in the meantime
But need an adapter
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here is what you need but its gonna cause the genny to be unbalanced

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Amazon.com: Westinghouse 30116A Generator Plug Adapter, 30A 120V L5-30P to L14-30R : Patio, Lawn & Garden
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Is a camp someplace he lives the country life? Maybe rustic accommodations, a simple frame structure where he retreats on weekends or for vacations?

I looked up his location where he's based, Brasher Falls NY is in the Adirondacks, about 12 miles NE of Potsdam NY. I have friends who attended Potsdam, part of SUNY.
 
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CJ7VFR said:
What exactly is a "camp"? If not some type of camper then what? Clarifying this will help others understand just exactly what you are trying to do with the portable generator.

Jim
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driftpin said:
Is a camp someplace he lives the country life? Maybe rustic accommodations, a simple frame structure where he retreats on weekends or for vacations?

I looked up his location where he's based, Brasher Falls NY is in the Adirondacks, about 12 miles NE of Potsdam NY. I have friends who attended Potsdam, part of SUNY.
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Maybe its a regional thing we had a 4 bedroom 2 bath vacation home in Southern Adirondacks that we called a camp. I actually thought it was somewhat common.

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Surely you've heard of Camp David, no?

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cgrutt said:
Maybe its a regional thing we had a 4 bedroom 2 bath vacation home in Southern Adirondacks that we called a camp. I actually thought it was somewhat common.

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Surely you've heard of Camp David, no?

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Which plug do those camps use?
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Camp as in deer camp

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Not sure why it matters what the building is, if the guy's generators are different he needs the adapter...
 
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It would remove most doubt if the terms plug and receptacle were always used. Along with the marked voltage and amp ratings.

I just got confused with something coming out when I see it as power going in.
 
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KenC said:
No, confused by power coming out of the camp. Where did the camp get power to send out? Semantics I know but I confuse easily.
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The confusion was the concept of a camp having a male plug. I assumed he meant camper. I can see a camper having an extension cord that plugs into a generator.

Others assumed it was a campground and many have pedestals with power and receptacles.

Turned out it was a small cabin with a cord and male plug headed to a generator. And he swapped out the generator and needed an adapter.

So…….here it comes……..power gozoutta the receptacle on the generator and gozinta the plug. Easy peazy.
 
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PCustoms said:
Collectively are we that dense?

A generator inlet is always a "male plug".




It's all irrelevant semantics. Guy has a X terminals and needs Y. Doesn't matter one bit what it goes to
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I understood what adapter the OP needed from the first post. See posts 4 & 10. There are posts that went elsewhere.
 
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PCustoms said:
Collectively are we that dense?

A generator inlet is always a "male plug".




It's all irrelevant semantics. Guy has a X terminals and needs Y. Doesn't matter one bit what it goes to
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Further specificity:
The outlet at the generator is usually a receptacle, i.e. - insulated female contacts. Possibly locking style.
The inlet from the generator is usually a plug, i.e. - uninsulated male contacts. Possibly locking style. (Hopefully interlocked)

This thread is a waste of time b/c all OP had to do was say I got X and need to connect to Y. Pick X and Y from below....
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