Recent content by Tarheel Slim

Passed the final inspection went with the low voltage starters, a very worth while investment ,thanks for all the input and responses folks.

I will look into the wall plugs and see if it ok with the inspector i will have to cancel my order i have for the mag starters ,im sure that will piss off the guy i got to order them for me. Im sure the wall plugs will be cheaper,if they are allowed.

Im not trying to make a mountain from a mole hill but the ESA have sent me a Notice Of Deficiency it says i have to have a licensed electrical contractor preform remedial work unless otherwise specified under law.The defects are as follows...OESC 2015 Rule 28-400 Undervoltage protection required...

I have ordered some Allen-Bradley mag starters at 165.00 each ,i chose non reversing because im keeping the drum switches on each, lathe and mill. These tools each have a double pull 20A breaker for each,it was wired for 220v but didnt sound too good when i went to start the lathe up,after...

Im getting it solved,mag starters are going on the wall for now rather than mounting to lathe or mill,putting a cover plates over the switches on wall,will update tomorrow.

Took the cover plate off heres the pics,T1 has black and T3 has the white wires.

Got some pics of the mill motor nameplate and the start switch for the mill has stop forward and reverse,yes that is a drum switch on lathe.I wired the lathe mill and compressor myself,never had a problem with them in the last shop used them for 12 years with no issues,i had some help with rough in.

I have used the lathe for some light duty work the mill with the 17.2 FLAmotor i have not used yet it starts fine runs they are each on their own separate circuit 20 A breaker ,speeds are mechanically changed on the lathe and the mill.

The lathe has a ,Square D Manual Motor Starting Switch,NEMA 4 ENCL Watertight,TYPE KW-2H Class 2150 SER A.Resistance rating 250 VAC 30A 600 VAC 20A,I tried what the inspector said to do and when i turned the breaker off and then back on the lathe started back up .Just need to figure out what i...

this is for single phase set up,both lathe and mill have Leeson 1.5 hp 1725 rpm motors,think they are a farm duty motor.I have each of them on its own 20A breaker,the F.L.A on the mill motor is 17.2A being on a 20A breaker do i need to upsize the 20A breakers?they are both powered with 110V. I...

I need a mag starter for the lathe and mill,the lathe has a starter on it, its a small Square D,watertight box,today inspector said to turn the lathe on and kill the power at the breaker and turn it back on again if it starts back up i need to get a mag starter on it,how do i go about selecting...

Found the starter for the lathe but its 3 phase so im still the same situation at this point,the local electrical supply store mentioned this inspector being a bit tough.This inspection fail comes at a bad time, i should be installing my wood stove in the shop not dealing with this ****.

Im going to talk with the inspector on Monday and ask him some questions.I think i have a starter for the lathe,i will dig it out today and post a pic to make sure it is indeed a starter,it did come with the lathe when we purchased it years ago.

I should have put the lathe,mill, and compressor in after this inspection. Maybe the cord and plug would work i have to check code.Cobbler im not too sure what the magnetic starter is,could you explain?and what do you mean by the switch on the Standard Modern lathe? Yes the motors have an on off...

Here a few pics of what i have ,the switches on the wall in each picture are to shut power off to lathe and the mill,they are 20A double pole switches,the compressor just need its switch replaced with a HP rated switch.But the low voltage starter i need to figure out.