Well, then I suggest using a few 3” sections of 24ga wire somewhere along the way in a metal box. If the smoke comes out and the motor stops you know what happened.
Mark > On Jan 14, 2021, at 10:15 PM, Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >> >> <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] >>> <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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