Recent content by juice240

No main breaker on the panel in the cabin - it's wired from the service disconnect to the lugs on the panel.

Mustang: I'll take some pics next time I'm out there - generally not out there during the week. I'm testing from the Neutral to both hot legs at both the input lugs and on the output side of the breaker. When the breaker is in the off position, I have no power on the output side. When the...

Thanks Rookie 2 - that's one thing I didn't think to check today. I'll check that at the next opportunity.

@ Rookie 2: 100 Amp Circuit Breaker. @ Speedy Petey: I agree; I could understand this if I didn't have power on the output side of the breaker - the wire is brand new and installed today. I'll try to check continuity the next opportunity I have.

yes sir I do, I'm losing the power somewhere between the output side of the disconnect and the panel inside.

I've wired in a Service Disconnect on a small cabin I've been building. I have 122.4 Volts on each pole coming in, and 122.4 Volts out when I turn the breaker to the ON position. I have about 8' of 2-2-2 after the disconnect to power the panel inside the cabin, but no power (1.2 volts) at the...

2ManyProjects - What is the largest size wire that will fit into a 100 Amp Breaker or a 100 Amp Panel?

BillK - I do plan on installing a 100 Amp breaker and connecting the conductors to that and then run to the sub-panel. I guess at this point, I just need to make sure of wire size so I can hook up to the breaker that I install. And, a big "Thank You!" to all that have responded. You've been a...

Highlux - the pole is closer actually, the shop is one direction, the office/cabin the other. Speedy - I will pull 240 to the 100 amp panel - just need to verify conductor size before I purchase 330' and then have voltage problems later on. Everything running off the panel will be at 120V. To...

BillK this is what the panel at the pole looks like inside. The only thing you can't see is the ground bus on the right side of the box. This is a 200 amp service, and I was incorrect earlier - this 200 amp service is run to a 200 amp breaker box inside the shop underground through conduit.

Thank you pattenp, I was basing this on being told that a 2/2/2/4 should handle the load, but now I'm questioning that answer after reading a number of posts on here. This is why: I was also told that I could run 2 hots and a ground from the panel at the pole (this was from an old timer) and...

Speedy, I have a 100 amp service in my shop wired from this set up. Are you saying I can't run another 100 amp service line from the box at the pole to my other building?

If this picture posted correctly, this is what I'm calling the main lug/service panel.

Thank you for the reply Speedy. What I'm calling the main lug is the 200 amp main disconnect the meter runs in to, similar to what is used for a number of mobile home hook-up at the pole. I don't foresee anything more that 30-40 amps being used at any one time, if that. This is a small...

I need to run another subpanel from my main lug attached to my meter. I already have one panel run from this location. Can I add another panel from this main? I don't see where I could tie the neutral in to this panel. Than main lug is 200 amp and I need to run a 100 amp sub panel 330' and am...