120 to 240 Volt Motor Wiring

53superm · Post by **53superm** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:11 pm

Thanks for the comments! There is so much good info here. Tomorrow I will take a snapshot of and post pics of my service panel and my wiring.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:39 pm

backhertz wrote: I believe most breakers are designed for this very brief period of time without tripping.Good luck.

We used to use "time delay" or "slow blow" fuses for stuff with a heavy starting load. They make the same thing in breakers these days. I cannot recall the exact terminology for them at the moment but have used a few of them in special locations.

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53superm · Post by **53superm** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:16 pm

Here is my service panel I wired. Going to "free up" a couple of spaces to add 2 220 circuits.

http://s1352.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... 20PAULA-PC

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:06 pm

robinson46176 wrote:We used to use "time delay" or "slow blow" fuses for stuff with a heavy starting load. They make the same thing in breakers these days. I cannot recall the exact terminology for them at the moment but have used a few of them in special locations.

A quick check with Ms. Google tells me that they are still using the terms "time delay" and "slow blow" on breakers as well as fuses.
New terms pop all of the time. That doesn't mean I know them yet...

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:02 am

53superm wrote:Here is my service panel I wired. Going to "free up" a couple of spaces to add 2 220 circuits.

http://s1352.beta.photobucket.com/user/David_Monette/library/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20PAULA-PC

1) The feed wires appear to be small for a 100A sub panel.

2) There is only one available space.

3) Look into getting 'half size'/'double' breakers to replace some of the existing breakers. The panel may be designed to accept a limited number of them.