Quote:Obviously Matt from Precision Matthews will have the final word so I am just speculating ...The compressor kicks on yea that can happen ..Mrs parks car in garage aint never gona happen lol... car never seen this garage never did never will aint room for the both of us..... ...only my scoot
The specs say 220v at 9 amps. That would suggest at 110v it would be 18 amps.
It would also suggest that there is not a lot of excess capacity left for other items on the same circuit to also be on ... like if your compressor kicks on or you turn on one too many lights or the garage door opener is used [wife comes home and wants to part the car] or ...
.Arvid
Btw I do have a dedicated 20 amp line that I RAN TO GARAGE when I first moved in... there is a small 15 amp already in garage but that's only used for lighting . Most if not all machine are run one at time except like you indicated compressor kiks on....
Quote:You may also want to consider how much wire is between the mill and the breaker box. Assuming the circuit is on a 20 amp breaker we can assume it is 12 gauge wire. At 18 amps 55 feet of 12 gauge ... that's total from the breaker to the motor, not just to the outlet ... is right at the recommended maximum voltage drop of 3%.
And you would need a 20 amp outlet, not the ubiquitous 15 amp outlets used in most homes and garages. The outlet is easy to change if need be but the wire needs to support the 20 amps, not just the outlet.
Sorry, I know I'm putting a very wet blanket on your ideas but I wanted to go through the thought process.
And as others have pointed out, it might actually start and run well enough to meet your needs until you can rewire the garage
No its all good I need to consider the costs and what I have now..... .Right now 20 amps dedicated circuit to garage with BX in attic Romex in garage
.My Garage is the furthest point from my circuit box .. id say a 45-50' run . I think I have 100 amp Box ( everything used to max) In fact my AC guy did me big favor to add condenser 220V without changing box)
So im maxed out for any new new line . Now I can get wired 200-300 amps Box cheap ( as I know the guy) However to bring out 220 thats another story.