Yeah, I could put in a small sub circuit breaker box.  

From: Mathew Howard 
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 2:57 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT NEC wire sizes

So put a fuse on the blower motor?


On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 3:14 PM Chuck Macenski <[email protected]> wrote:

  Christmas tree lights have much smaller fuses built into the plugs...

  On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 1:33 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote:

    When you buy a lamp or an electric mixer and plug it into a receptacle, the 
receptacle normally will be wired up with 12 or 14 gauge wire with a 15 or 20 
amp circuit breaker.  

    Match the wire to the breaker and vise versa.  

    But the appliance will have a 16 or 18 gauge wire in it.  Think of xmas 
tree lights.  How fine those wires are but still supplied with at least 15 
amps.  

    I want to connect a blower motor in my shop to an existing circuit.  50 amp 
3 phase receptacle.  The blower motor only needs 3 amps.  I don’t want to 
change the circuit breaker.  I don’t want to install a motor starter relay.  
Trying to be cheap, and safe but legal in the event something should happen.

    Any opinions?
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