Recent content by Jester1

Sorry it was suppose to be 100 a. The l snuck in there under my fat hamhocks and sloppy typing. Later I said up one size for AL, that was CU.

He is talking of doing 60 amps now. And quad is almost impossible to get here but yes I would go with quad and then you ground wire is in place. For what ever reason it doesn't make it past North Dakota for us. No idea why???

This you don't need to up size it but i like to so #4 It will run with the feeders all the way to new panel and terminate on the ground buss (not the neutral). A secondary wire #6 bare solid copper will then go out to 2 ground rods spaced 6' apart min at the building no more than 20'. This is...

Breaker listing is not cumulative, other wise you would only be able to have 10-20 amp breakers on a 200a panel (per phase). Yes you will be fine I have a 50 amp welder 50 amp range and 50 amp hot tub plus all my house stuff plus all the heat. You don't pull 60 amps all the time

Yes for feeders and neutral, you still need a USE ground wire

this^^^ 3-#2 and #6 bonding wire

#2 would be fine. Some times you do not have a choice in wire size as parts houses/home centers will only carry the standards, sometimes ordering wire not on the shelf is not cost effective or timely. I don't have my book in front of me but I believe you could run a 70/80 a 2 pole breaker on...

You can run 100 a to the new shop, as far as al/cu wire you will have to look at local codes as some places have caustic soils as is the case in San Diego. If that is not a problem then triplex URD and a use ground will be fine. I belive (off the top of my head) you could go 1 up in cable size...

The pic on the left is still used for specific 240v equipment A/C, some lab equipment, doc office equipment and compressors. It has 2 hot wires and a ground. the new plug you are wanting is 2 hots, 1 neutral, and 1 ground. So what are the wires in the box, when was it installed and how far away...

First piece of advice is to hire an electrician in your area, he will be able to better to guide you through the pitfalls of permits, national codes and local codes with the building dept, power supplier or authorities having jurisdiction. Power panels are not cumulative to what the main...