From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Mon Oct 20 2003 - 20:55:54 PDT
Piffle.
Thanks Joe. Time to see if the electrician I used to do PC favors for is
still around.
Others have said it, and they were all gushy about it. but I guess I am too:
This list ROCKS!!
I could REALLY easily see myself buying a cabinet, compressor and then
discovering I had to move to Nevada to use it. I may not get it perfect by
posting here, but I sure as hell save time and money by doing so. Shoot: I
may live long enough to actually see my truck in a parade (( !!! ))
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At 07:45 PM 10/20/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>My code book is in the truck and I'm not going out to
>get it tonight, don't do anything until you get an amp
>rating on the motor, I'll look tomorrow, or call an
>electrician who knows.
>
>The biggest problem is start-up current, especially if
>the compressor is a long ways from the service panel.
>
>The breaker mounts, the tabs that plug into the
>breaker for the compressor circuit, may not be big
>enough for a breaker big enough to carry the start-up
>current.
>
>Joe
>
>
>
>
>--- "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
>wrote:
> > > It'll just need lots of amps.
> >
> > None of the spec sheets I've seen have the Amps
> > required listed. Nor
> > Watts... only Volts. My fuzzy recollection of
> > working with electricity says
> > I need more than that to compute the amps required,
> > both running and start
> > up.. Does that sound right? Or is there a way to
> > pull the required amp info
> > from something like this
> >
> >
>http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00919260000&tab=specs#tablink
> >
> > I can't afford to replace my electrical service, so
> > am looking to do as
> > well as I can with what I now have. And am happy to
> > avoid doing laundry if
> > it will help the compressor run. <g>
> >
> >
> > Thanks guys
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
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