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I'm sure it been talked about many times, but in a search I can't find quite the same issue. POCO power is on a 50A breaker at panel. I want to have a generator hookup where I turn off the main breaker, flip on the gen breaker. All works in my head except for the neutral. Can the gen and POCO...

Rereading the data plate numbers thru the rust, it says 13:6/6.R This unit is in an old (1990) carnival trailer. Several large, 5'x4" bore rams. Pump on reservoir tank only runs to extend the rams at beginning of season and then at end of season to retract them. Manually turning it on and off...

FLA is 19:6/6.R

The data plate is really crusty, and old, and in a real inconvenient spot, but it looks like it is 1hp. The motor is for a hydraulic pump. The unit is used for 2-3 hours once a year. Does the HP rating matter on the starter, like putting your 5hp example starter on my 1hp (maybe) motor? The...

I have a 240vac pump motor that currently has a starter attached. Long story short, the starter shorted out on the enclosure causing a smoke condition. So two questions, can I hook the motor up directly, bypassing the starter, to see if the motor still works? Second question, if the motor...

About 450' of 2/0 AL. As I was trying to locate the calculator I used couldn't find anything that said 100a was good (without some substantial voltage drop). When I start using the barn more (get the welder and compressor in) I can take it back up to 75a. Happened to have a 50a handy.

OK - we can all go to bed tonight knowing all is well. Spent the day installing the 2/0 SER and swapping out the 100amp for a 50amp. :)

box is about 12x12x4 (old breaker box gutted) A calculator said 2/0 would work for distance. Of course you can't use URD inside, hence the SER sitting there ready to install :)

Well, technically it's protected by a 100a breaker and only has a pair of 20a breakers hooked up, Yes, it's on the list of to-dos and probably should move up. Have the 2/0 SER sitting in the barn just waiting ...

Thanks for the suggestions. Turns out it was in the metallic jbox transitioning 2/0 to 8 gauge. I had used aluminum blocks for connections (sharp edges!) Over time, the rubber splicing tape melted, probably from touching the very warm sides of the box. When the temp cooled off, the wire or tape...

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Both the meter head panel and the barn panel are typical big box, probably Homeline. About 2 years old.

2/0-2/0-2/0-1 URD Transition from underground to surface and almost to the barn is a continuous run with no connections.

About 20' is underground. The only load was a very small refer and a clock - I have been running a lot more that that over the year. I was thinking that a short would have tripped the 20 amp in the barn, not the main? Reset the breaker tonight and worked up there for a few hours - no problems.