Recent content by 35Ford

Single or three phase?

Snap-on no doubt makes a quality tool. They do a lot of things right, but I think really good marketing is what keeps them at the front. No different than Yeti, Harley-Davidson, and a slew of others that make a good product, not necessarily better than others, but marketing has given them name...

I'd mount all the boxes high. I don't see the need to bend down to plug something in. I'd also eliminate at least half of the plugs shown on the diagram. Maybe install the boxes in the run near the ceiling but skip every other drop until you find a need for it. I have three plugs on a 36'...

Wire looks like URD with a reduced neutral. But, I stand corrected. Apparently a reduced neutral is allowed.

Reduced neutral isn’t allowed for a sub also.

Unless I’m missing something, that’s a primary fuse ahead of the transformer, same as OP.

Interesting. I’ve never seen that type of fuse and insulator used on a secondary.

Interesting that it appears a lot of the fault current went to the water main and not back on the power co neutral. Ground rods in sandy soil won’t do much unless it’s wet. Fault did occur on the service side of the main breaker. As others have said, no protection other than the fuse at the...

So it looks like you may have had two failures. That can complicate the troubleshooting a bit but it looks like you have it figured out. Nicely done. Now to figure out a permanent repair…….

Yup. See how quick that was? If this new tested cable was stretched out over the ground, the OP could also prove if his camera was good or bad. I think those are the answers he’s looking for.

Cat5 is around $.12 / ft. I’d fly 250’ of it on top of the ground, terminate, test and plug in the camera. Total time, less than an hour with a whole bunch of questions answered.

OP, Very interesting. It’s both fun and a challenge to get it put together and have it work as planed. I did something similar but I built a rotary converter. Like you, I kept playing with the run capacitors until the load was balanced running a Bridgeport. It runs all my other three phase...

I agree with the others, skip the ground clips. A 1/4" hole in the block is probably the best option. In a pinch, put a 10/32 nut on the ground screw before you thread it into the box. With the nut and a ground wire under it, the ground screw will barely protrude past the back of the box.

Yikes! I hope you're not paying .65/ ft. Current price here for 14/2 is $355.75 / 1,000 bought in 250' coils. 1,000 ft reels are usually a few dollars more. 12/2, $.51

If the electrician “wastes” 100 feet of wire on the whole job at $.35 a foot……………Probably not worth worrying about.