Power mains question: wire gauge

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If that were true you'd be appear to be a great deal more sagacious 
than you actually are.

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See what I mean?

I don't need you to tell me you're stupid. Like DimBulb, you advertise the fact constantly.

The blind shall not see...

This is why, despite the only pre-requisite being a pre-death repentance, most sinners will *still* not ever be saved.

Despite being told that you were acting like an adolescent worm, you continued to do so, and enhanced your pathetic wormage even further.

You illustrate for the intelligent among us, just what the flaws in the human race are.

Not with your diatribes, but with your attempts at making a diatribe. It borders on funny, considering that you tout yourself as intelligent and civil.

Your senility onset is showing again.

Must be that curse I put on you about 8 years ago, when you started your baby bullshit back then, over in a.e.e. I hope the pain settles in soon.

Maybe you can figure out why an Easy-Bake-Oven works better with a 100W heating coil than it does with a 100 W light bulb.

4" really? How big it that compressor, 500 kW? Does it go over 3000'? Not that i am all that expert but that is the size of compressor and the run length i saw last time i saw one plumbed at 4". And that one was done by an expert.

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Conduit is mentioned in the leadoff post by OP. The cost of putting in conduit almost completely swamps the wire gauge issue.

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Of course not. Michael is being silly with his suggestion of running #6 wire for the compressor. I thought I'd join in. For anything I've done, 1/2" Type-L copper is fine. That's probably what I'll use again but it's getting rather pricey.

Agreed, sorta. PVC isn't too bad, though. This whole thing has gotten absurd.

Those who are always wrong, are certainly stupid, AlwaysWrong.

Protectionism at work:-

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

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You just can't help yourself, can you?

Unbelievable. With the housing market in the tank and commodities through the roof, what the housing market really needs *more* help from UncleS.

You're just helpless.

it's a tough call as to what sucks more, mexi-narco pipes, chinese copper plated lead or the government meddling.

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Ignoratio elenchi. 

No wit, no humor, no sense, just an abiding need to inflict pain by 
having the last slap be yours and you being the last one standing, no 
matter what the cost.

Really? S.E.D having an absurd conversation? What's your point?

Rick

You guys are all pretty ridiculous calling each other names and such, but at least you know how to trim a post. Thanks. It makes it easier to get through this crap.

Rick

That's the best idea I've heard yet.

Sadly, he had already located the compressor, installed the air lines, hooked it up before calling me to wire it. He placed it right next to the main air-user, the mechanic's bays. (It's an auto repair shop.)

Dave (OP)

Not

below

2%

lugs.

It depends on several variables, including motor size, motor winding class, number of phases, design of motor start system, and some other things. Very small motors may start at 2x FLA, some very large (full voltage start) motors may require 20 to 30 x FLA.

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