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  1. Overlord1981

    600 HP Motor

    I am going to see what the manufacturer of the soft start says. Should at least give me a better idea. I tend to agree with you dpc. I am just a bit nervous because I would hate to say sure then have it trip. If it trips I have no other place to feed that motor so the owner basically just bought...
  2. Overlord1981

    600 HP Motor

    I have a 600HP motor that is controlled by a soft start motor. Nameplate FLA is 673A. I want to reuse an existing 1200A inverse time circuit breaker. I know the NEC says you can go up to 250% but that puts me well over the 1200A breaker I want to use. Is it reasonable to think that 178% FLA will...
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