Recent content by tanky321

If your outlets are installed correctly, with the lip on the boxes. You can take a 2 X 4 and press it up against the wall, where you think the box is. Youll be able to tell if there's something there by how bowed the wall is. Hope that helps. Balls, wait, just read that it was sheathing...

Are there going to be any columns down the middle? It seems like some snow would cave that guy right in!

The inspector didnt see the guy in the pic diagonally above him did he?

I just wanted to get that point out there though, because it seems like if someone can get a 600A 1Phase service there down for it. Even though they'll probably never ever ever even need 200A. But if it is justified then go for it! Here's a 1600A 3Phase Breaker I worked on installing, if some...

I thought this was shocksystems garage? :headscrat I wasn't saying that talking to you...

What kind of equipment are you planning on running in there? I think one big misconception among people is that if they have a welder, a lift, a lathe, and a bridgeport that 100A wouldn't be enough. You might have needs I dont know of but for the example above, who would run the welder as the...

Is that in Newport RI? I swear theres a house there that looks just like that?

I just usually try to match the inner diameter of the screw ( not counting the threads) and drill away.

You can run romex in conduit, but like stated before its a PITA as far as a voltage drop table, I dont trust anything but the NEC. Ive seen online calculators that are way way off.

Hmm. I tend not to buy anything electrical related at home depot, because its much easier to get it through work. #2 is fine, thats probably what I would go with too if I couldnt find it. The determining factor is length.

#3 is readily availible. I run #3 at work all the time. #4 will be fine for 80A.

Run #3 copper for the hots & neutral. #6 for ground.

Your running at 208V because a 3 phase Y system is 208/120V or 480/277V. Obviously in your situation you need the 208. 120V is the single phase voltage. The 277 is single phase as well. On a 3 Phase Y system each leg has the same voltage to ground which is single phase. A CT is a current...

What voltage do those bad boys run at? If I had to guess Id say in the thoasands!:shocking: