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Posted by stryped on August 24, 2009, 3:50 pm
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On Aug 24, 2:22=A0pm, Ignoramus18810 <ignoramus18...@NOSPAM.
18810.invalid> wrote:
> On 2009-08-24, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote:
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> > A high-inrush 5HP compressor might draw 50 amps on start. =A0Although #
> > 10 will carry it without excessive heating, you'll get less voltage
> > drop - even on a 30-50' run - with #8.
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> > No biggie, though. =A0I'm guessing you won't be going for a commercial
> > grade and size of compressor, anyway.
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> I would suggest putting as big wire as you can afford. It amounts to
> just a few bucks, but lets you upgrade your equipment at will.
>
> i
I am also running number 6 wire from a 50 amp breaker for my 225
Lincoln "buzz box". I guess if someday I had a real big compressor I
could run off of that?
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Posted by Winston on August 24, 2009, 5:25 pm
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Ignoramus18810 wrote:
> On 2009-08-24, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote:
>> A high-inrush 5HP compressor might draw 50 amps on start. Although #
>> 10 will carry it without excessive heating, you'll get less voltage
>> drop - even on a 30-50' run - with #8.
>>
>> No biggie, though. I'm guessing you won't be going for a commercial
>> grade and size of compressor, anyway.
>
> I would suggest putting as big wire as you can afford. It amounts to
> just a few bucks, but lets you upgrade your equipment at will.
But first look at the lugs on your circuit breaker.
It is pointless to buy wire larger than can be
accommodated.
--Winston
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Posted by Tim Wescott on August 24, 2009, 6:54 pm
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:25:02 -0700, Winston wrote:
> Ignoramus18810 wrote:
>> On 2009-08-24, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh <lloydspinsidemindspring.com>
>> wrote:
>>> A high-inrush 5HP compressor might draw 50 amps on start. Although #
>>> 10 will carry it without excessive heating, you'll get less voltage
>>> drop - even on a 30-50' run - with #8.
>>>
>>> No biggie, though. I'm guessing you won't be going for a commercial
>>> grade and size of compressor, anyway.
>>
>> I would suggest putting as big wire as you can afford. It amounts to
>> just a few bucks, but lets you upgrade your equipment at will.
>
> But first look at the lugs on your circuit breaker. It is pointless to
> buy wire larger than can be accommodated.
>
> --Winston
Unless you can retrofit a bigger breaker later. I'd look at the biggest
breaker I could put in the box, if I were burying a wire inside a wall.
If I were burying a long run of wire I might go far bigger yet, figuring
that a new box is cheaper than the cost of burying a new length of wire.
--
www.wescottdesign.com
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Posted by Lloyd E. Sponenburgh on August 24, 2009, 8:16 pm
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> But first look at the lugs on your circuit breaker.
> It is pointless to buy wire larger than can be
> accommodated.
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>
What 50A breakers do you have that won't accommodate #6 or #8?
LLoyd
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Posted by Gunner Asch on August 24, 2009, 9:00 pm
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:16:21 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
<lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote:
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>> But first look at the lugs on your circuit breaker.
>> It is pointless to buy wire larger than can be
>> accommodated.
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>>
>
>What 50A breakers do you have that won't accommodate #6 or #8?
>
>LLoyd
Excellent question!
Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your
wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do
something damned nasty to all three of them.
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