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Help Me Out
It's been a long day.
Make tomorrow's shopping list easy for me. I need to know what guage wire to connect my compressor to my 220 hookup in the garage. 220v @ 15a I need about a 5 foot lead. Should I get that metal shrouded casing with the wires already inside? Also, I need a regulator. My last compressor was oilless. Do I need an air/oil seperator? I do not plan on painting.....yet. Anything else I need? I'm temporarily leaving the compressor on the pallet for easier handling when we move. Thanks. I'm off to bed. Hopefully my list is ready for me when I wake up tonight or in the morning. Allen
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Try this calculator:
http://www.altronix.com/html/calc.htm The National Electrical Code states that a voltage drop of 5% at the furthest receptacle in a branch wiring circuit is acceptable for normal efficiency. So if we take 5-ft, as the total lenght of the cirquit, you need at least 28-gauge wire. But bigger is better, I'd probably use at least #14... |
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12 gauge up to 20 amps
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700 ft of #12 on a 240 Volts single-phase circuit at 20 Amps would cause more than 55 Volts drop, which is unacceptable. It should work fine for 5 ft, though, I agree. |
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For your short run, get some 12-4 SJOOW (300V) or SOOW (600V) cable and wire it up.
15A circuits can be run with 14ga wire, but I prefer to use 12ga (good up to 20A). 30A circuits get 10ga wire.
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Thank you.
Allen
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