But I don’t wanna do it right. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 14, 2021, at 7:23 PM, Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Spend $50 and put a motor protector on it: > https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/motor_controls/iec_manual_motor_protectors > > You will need to mount it in a small box. Iit will protect the motor from > overheating (or starting a fire). As a bonus it lets you turn it off and on. > > Mark > >> On Jan 14, 2021, at 2:32 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? >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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