30A & 20A receptacle question

[madpenguin]

It's been so long since I've seen a 5-30R or a 6-30R..... Do they have the same dimensions as a 5-20R or 6-20R or are they pretty much the same bulky type of receptacle that a 14-30 or 10-30 is?

I guess my main question is.... Can I plug a vacuum cleaner into a NEMA 5-30R?

Thanks!

 

[augie47]

If it has a 5-30 Plug (Never saw one that did, but I don't get to the City much)

 

[charlie b]

I have a NEMA chart on the wall of my cubicle. I don't now how to post it. But looking at the 5-30R, you could not plug a standard 120 volt vacuum cleaner into one. The standard receptacle has two flat, parallel slots, plus the ground pin. The 5-30R has a flat slot and an L-shaped slot, plus the ground pin.

 

[madpenguin]

I have some NEMA charts as well but they don't have dimensions on them so it's really hard to tell how big a 5-30R is without physically looking at one. Even a picture is deceptive.

So... I'm going to stick with my original assumption and say that a 5-30R is just as bulky as a 10-30R?, and if you wanted to plug in a vacuum cleaner into a 5-30R, then you would have to snip the manufactured plug of the vacuum cleaner and rewire it with a 5-30P?

Thanks guys.

 

[augie47]

Dimmensions from Bryant catalog


http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/bryant/catalogpages/b29.pdf

 

[iwire]

if you wanted to plug in a vacuum cleaner into a 5-30R, then you would have to snip the manufactured plug of the vacuum cleaner and rewire it with a 5-30P?

It would likely be a violation to supply the vacuum via a 30 amp branch circuit.

 

[480sparky]

With some receps, a NEMA plug manufactured by one company is not the same size and the same NEMA plug manufactured by someone else.