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I just bought a Morgan 28A vise (dual purpose); do I change from rapid to continuous screw action by manually reaching under vise and sliding nut left/right. What are the advantages of rapid versus continuous screw action?

I have a small secondary shop 196 sqft; not much required for power; if I need 40amps at the subpanel, what can I pull from the main panel if 240? The run is 100' , in 1-1/4 conduit. is 8ga copper plenty? 8-8-8-8

House sub panel distance will be only 15ft; My main concern now is to the outbuildings- conduit size 2" for the 100amp. ? 1-1/4 for the 60 amp( upping from 40 to 60)?

What size wire should I run? POCO is installing 200amp service to my house meter/main disconnect; I will run 150amp into house (1600sqft)to a subpanel Also from the main disconnect I'm running 100amp to a shop building subPanel(140 ft run) , Then from this subpanel running 40amp to a small...

The temp power panel I have, see above, has a 2 pole 20amp breaker(which I'm going to switch out to a 2 pole 20amp GFCI breaker, and two single 20 amp breakers. There is no main disconnect; could this create a problem. I anticipate being on temp power for up to a year (complete renovation of...

Sorry, I didn't ask the question very well; what size wire do I run from meter to utility tie in? I'm just learning electrical

Ok, no one raised any red flags on this. Next question, I have a temp power panel Midwest R038C010, meter/panel combo. What size hots coming from utility and what size neutral for 100Amps? The neutral wiring seems different from what I'm used to seeing. Any comments much appreciated. Thanks

Hi: I'm going to do a major re-modeling of my property (gutting out all the MEP system). Before I approach my inspectors, I want to have a solid plan to present to them. POCO will run a new 200amp service to my house. I plan to install a meter/main disconnect; from the main...

Hi everyone: Im looking for help on my electical question. I have a small hobby building (300 sqft) and am wiring: (1) 15 amp lighting circuit; (1) 15amp minisplit HVAC circuit; (2) 15amp recpt. circuits- which will have minimum use, no major power tools. This will be a subpanel from the...

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