HMT electricians, mount up.
02-16-2008, 02:34 AM
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Re: HMT electricians, mount up.
Dr Boost is right on with what he said. You don't need a sub panel at all. Get a 30 amp double pole breaker,10 gauge wire, the romex connectors to clamp the wire into the boxes, a recepticle that matches the air compressor plug, and wire it up.
02-16-2008, 03:08 AM
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Re: HMT electricians, mount up.
Originally Posted by Stealthmode
Just remember to play "I am Legend" by White Zombie and it'll be fine.
So, this 230v stuff doesn't mean ----? I hear 220 something, and then this thing is 230. Does it make a ---- of a difference? Oh, and is the 30amp breaker the one I'm gonna need foe sho?
So, this 230v stuff doesn't mean ----? I hear 220 something, and then this thing is 230. Does it make a ---- of a difference? Oh, and is the 30amp breaker the one I'm gonna need foe sho?
Some areas have differnet levels and people call it different ----, but it's all the same ----. 110, 120, 130.....all the same ----. Strange thing is if I use a lightbulb rated at 120v it will only last a few months. If I use a lightbulb that's rated at 130v it lasts forever. Test any circuit in town and it will read ~119.x volts per phase, but a 120v lightbulb only lasts a few months at that rate. __________________
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02-16-2008, 03:15 AM
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Re: HMT electricians, mount up.
02-16-2008, 03:19 AM
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Re: HMT electricians, mount up.
Originally Posted by buk9tp
Ummm.....50watt capacity. That's ALMOST enough to power a ------- lightbulb. :1 We want to power an air compressor. Thanks for trying. :1
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02-16-2008, 03:21 AM
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Re: HMT electricians, mount up.
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
Ummm.....50watt capacity. That's ALMOST enough to power a ------- lightbulb. :1 We want to power an air compressor. Thanks for trying. :1
thats why i said im talking out my ***
02-16-2008, 03:24 AM
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Re: HMT electricians, mount up.
---- all of this. I should mention im drunk as hell before i go any further. So.....find your electric meter and from the inside of your house or garage pinpoint the area that would correspond to the meter on the outside of your building. Your going to need to cut through the drywall, remove the insulation, then the plywood, building exterior, and finally the sheetmetal from the outside of the electrical box. Then tell me how many copper nodes you see. Well go from there. You will need some beastly rubber gloves but the plus is that whatever we tap off of this feed will be of no charge to you since it wont be going through the meter. You might go to jail if you get caught but the point is not to get caught.
02-16-2008, 03:28 AM
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Re: HMT electricians, mount up.
Originally Posted by rsmith2786
---- all of this. I should mention im drunk as hell before i go any further. So.....find your electric meter and from the inside of your house or garage pinpoint the area that would correspond to the meter on the outside of your building. Your going to need to cut through the drywall, remove the insulation, then the plywood, building exterior, and finally the sheetmetal from the outside of the electrical box. Then tell me how many copper nodes you see. Well go from there. You will need some beastly rubber gloves but the plus is that whatever we tap off of this feed will be of no charge to you since it wont be going through the meter. You might go to jail if you get caught but the point is not to get caught.
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