AC WORKS® Connector — Power

Flood Restoration - Learning from Local Restoration Professionals

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We want to help you learn how you can power your professional and household flood restoration equipment to clean up after the unexpected events that can often occur during spring and summer months. AC WORKS® brand offers adapters that use dryer or range outlets to power heaters, fans, dehumidifiers, and other equipment or tools necessary to clean up after a flood, fire, or bug infestation, and more. AD1450L1430, AD1430L1430, S10301430-018, L1430F520-025, S1430F520-018, S1450F520-018 will all help you power your high power equipment. This helps to keep you from tripping breakers while trying to work toward a dry and clean project....

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Tips From Tony July Issue Seven of the WRAP UP

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If we mention "wired specifically for Tesla usage" in our EV adapter listings, we mean it. These EV adapters cannot be used for anything else. It is not possible to power RVs, dryers, or other equipment with our gray EV adapters. Chances are they will match the NEMA configurations you are trying to adapt to, but you can only charge Tesla vehicles with them.

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Industry News from the WRAP UP Issue Seven

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At AC Connectors, we follow very closely with updates from Tesla and other EV manufacturers. This time, Ford grabbed the spotlight with an innovation for their upcoming F-150 Hybrid pick-up truck: an onboard power panel. Vehicles usually have a household outlet(s) available to charge phones or power small electronics. Most pick-up truck owners use their truck for their job or hobby, so why not have a full-blown panel of different outlets available? The usual outlets that would come on a generator are still available. You can use a NEMA L14-30 outlet for high power machinery or appliances, as well as...

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How Do Our Piggy-Back Adapters Work?

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Recently, we brought in a new line of innovative adapters: piggy-back adapters. These new adapters offer multiple power solutions for your 1450 outlet and even travel trailer outlets. Let's start with our 1450 class of piggy-back adapters. The male plug end is a NEMA 14-50, most often used with RV campgrounds, high-powered generators, and electric cooking ranges. On the backside of the plug, is a 14-50 outlet with a cover. We offer a variety of connections for the female connector end of these flexible adapters. Be on the lookout for more innovative AC WORKS® adapters such as these in the...

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NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturers Association

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NEMA is an acronym for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.  The association represents nearly 350 electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturers at the forefront of electrical safety, reliability and resilience, as well as efficiency and energy security. (Source: www.nema.org) You can learn more about NEMA’s vision, mission and member values here. You can download industry related standards on their website.  The purpose of the NEMA standard is to define a product, process and procedure with reference to constructions, composition, dimensions, safety, operating and more. The full list is viewable here. Standard provides information about their scope, price, how to, where to...

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