Re: Ballasts and PFC for 15 kVA pig

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

I ran it myself. I don't recall the wire size, but I
used 2003 NEC ampacity tables. Since I'm using my
welder for a balast, I'm also using a 50 amp outlet on
my 100 amp disconnect. I need to get a better outlet,
but they're expensive.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: DRIEBEN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Adam,
>
> Did you do the 100 amp run yourself or did you hire
> an electrician to do it "by the book"? If you did it
> yourself, what size wire did you run for 100 amp
> ser-
> vice? I do have 200 amp service for the main service
> breaker
> box and 125 amp service for my secondary service
> breaker box,
> which feeds the 2 rooms upstairs and the garage
> (which is
> where all my toys are) ;^))So, I basically have 95%+
> of
> the available 125 amps of the secondary 125 amp
> service
> box at my desposal for "playing". Since both of the
> switch
> service boxes are connected seperately to the meter,
> I in
> effect have 325 amp service, for a 2500 sq. ft home
> ;^) And
> the 50 kVA pad mount transformer that services my
> home is di-
> rectly across the street from me, so there's no
> problems
> with lack of available power here ;o) There is only
> 3 ft or
> less of 6 AWG wiring from the 60 amp breaker in the
> 125
> amp service box to the stove type receptacle that I
> plug
> my Green Monster control panel into, since this plug
> is right
> beneath the 125 amp service box. I could probably
> just yank
> each 60 amp breaker (one from the 125 amp service
> box and the
> other from the main power switch of the Green
> Monster control
> panel) and replace them with 100 amp breakers and be
> alright
> without upgrading to larger #4 or #2 wire since the
> line length is short and the run times would also
> be relatively quite short and intermittent. Might
> try
> this, I'll just have to remember to reinstall the 60
> amp
> breaker in the service box if I ever move.
>
> David Rieben
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, October 9, 2005 10:18 am
> Subject: Re: Ballasts and PFC for 15 kVA pig
>
>  > Original poster: Yurtle Turtle
> <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > I bought a 100 amp breaker and ran a dedicated
> service
>  > to my disconnect. That ought to solve any
> problems
>  > your 60 amp breaker may cause, if the PFC thing
>  > doesn't do enough. That's assuming your house has
> a
>  > 200 amp service.
>  >
>  > Adam
>  > >
>  >