Recent content by Radar1

Is there just the 3 conductors? You need a total of 4. Two hots, one neutral, and one grounding conductor. The grounding conductor doesn't have to be the same size as the other conductors.

curious to know. How many conductors of #6 are there?

Is the refridgerator and freezer in the same pvc that you mention? Or is the recepticle circuit in a seperate pvc? Although you may be able to fit two pieces of Romex in the 1/2 inch PVC, I would have to question the conductor fill. I belive you are not to exceed 40% of the internal area of...

I just saw your last post. Didn't realize it was a seperate building. Yep Stranded sounds good. If it were me I would change from stranded to solid at your first termination. It is just easier to hook the recepticles and switches.

crewchieff888, I know in some areas romex is the deal, and in other areas it is "bx" or "mc cable". You can use what your house already has. If you are not going to fish the walls in the garage, and run the wiring in the walls. I would use wire mold or EMT for physical protection of the...

It depends alot upon your application. When there are short runs of Conduit I find I like solid, because sometimes you can tape the ends together and push the wire to the next juction box, or whatever. Solid is also easier to make up on a recepticle, when you bend and hook on the side of the...

yes that is true. I know where the power comes from, I've been right under the turbines where it is generated. No foil pyramid, squirrels, or flux capacitor there. However flux, that is a whole different story. Because it is on different phases, it is not additive, therefore it only reads 10A.

Yes. It would measure 10A on each leg. **** since we are talking about alternating current it is at different times in the voltage phase. Therefore It is only reading 10A. I know it sounds crazy. I will try to find more refferences. I just can't find them in my Apprenticeship books right...

Taken from Wikipedia. Types of Electrical meters: Modern electricity meters operate by continuously measuring the instantaneous voltage (volts) and current (amperes) and finding the product of these to give instantaneous electrical power (watts) which is then integrated against time to give...

Thanks, I realize that. What I am trying to tell you is that there is a difference between Watts, and Kilo-Watts. A Watt is what is measured in a instance. A Watt-hour is what is measued over a period of time, normally in hours. A 1000 Watt-hours is equal to 1 kilo-watt. The common factor...

Thirdmouse, I do understand the question. I am trying to say that it would matter in the form of your Electric Bill. It is cheaper to run your equipment at the highest rated votage because it uses less amperage. Now would the average homeowner notice a big difference in there billing, say...

Coach, According to "Wikipedia". A Joule is a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere is passed through a resistance of 1 ohm for one second. Therefore I think that the electrical meter on the side of your house is measuring amps. The way the meter...

Hey fellas. I belive that the real reason to use the higher voltage, is because it uses less amperage to do the same work. After all what causes the little wheel to go around and around in the electrical meter. The more amps used, the faster the wheel moves. The less amps used, the slower it goes.