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  1. jrick

    Circuit wire size

    A family member is (in my opinion) about to make a mess at minimum and a disaster possibly. In an attempt to use wiring that is already in place to create a mobile home 50 amp 4 pole RV connection. He plans to use a series of different types and sizes of wire by splicing together conductors that...
  2. jrick

    device to log time of input

    I need a device that would allow me to log the time a momentary switch is pushed. I could not even think of what to search for to find it. I have a need to connect a device to a momentary push button that sends a 110 signal. The device needs to log the current time. I need to later retrieve the...
  3. jrick

    I have three phase motor wired high

    I have three phase motor wired high voltage. (400v). Drive programmed 230. Has run 24/7 times six weeks at 60 percent MAX speed. Found problem when new product setup required much faster speed. A second motor, changed yesterday and incorrectly wired the same way gave no problem. What happened...
  4. jrick

    Can servo motor sent for repair be wired incorrectly and run backwards

    Sent a servo n 3412 hooAa for repair. When it came back I mounted it, 4 screws and plugged in cables. Powered up machine. Normally servo motor will open machine to home. This time it closed. Do not want to call repair company and accuse but there wad little to install
  5. jrick

    covert to AWG -----5.5 mm2 (105/26ac) tray wire

    Can someone tell me what wire size to buy wire label is as above. Called Hagemeyer our distributor and he could not convert. From internet I think; 5.5 would be tween 9 and 10 AWG 105 is number of strands 0.26 is diameter of each strand. If I use regular 10 awg wire the movement quickly breaks...
  6. jrick

    help me understand these symbols please.

    I searched internet and this forum and could not find. The area marked red I do not understand what is going on.I have two "ice cube" relays with six connections each + the coil with all the wires pulled off. I think the marked area is what I am looking for but I do not recognize this...
  7. jrick

    230 single phase A\C running on 460 3 phase circuit- OK?

    Is there any reason I should not use 1 leg of the 460 three phase circuit and ground to run a single phase 220 Air condition unit. Employees at the School maintenance report they do this all the time. If this is true then I connect nothing to the ground on the unit or the same ground I am using...
  8. jrick

    Eight refregeratfor/freezers in a row-conduit/wireing

    local non-profit wants conduit run from panel around room which is concrete wall for eight refrigerator or freezers. there is room for eight circuits in panel. conduit size. 1 inch at first then 3/4? breakers 15 amp? IS one ground throughout exceptable? or will I need to pull 24 wires, dropping...
  9. jrick

    aluminum epoxy for cast crankcase

    I was fortunate enough to be one of the ones that purchased this specific 22 hp engine that has a documented problem of a bolt backing out of the counterbalance and cracking the crank case. Now to save a 1700 dallor investment i want to seal that crack with an epoxy, because several places tha...
  10. jrick

    breaking pos or neg for 12vdc coil

    diagram for my time clock shows conecting the neg pole from 12 vdc supply to terminal20 and the coil to terminal21. the other side of coil is connected to the positive side of supply. at the time I "program" a relay in clock will connect terminal20 and 21 and activate coil which closes contacts...
  11. jrick

    Wiring motor for low voltage, Per plate (Delta) or Wye (rest of plant)

    I recieved a power unit. Motor wire 460 Three Phase. I need to wire for low voltage as that is all I have. Plate shows a wiring configuration of conecting L1-1-6-7,L2-2-8-4, L3-3-9-5, but every other motor in my plant is wired L1-1-6,L2-2-8,L3-3-9, 4-5-6. Do I wire this motor like the plate...
  12. jrick

    selecting correct overload relay for motor

    I have 3-ph,240 motor, label list amp at 4.8, when motor is idling am on each leg is 2.3, 2.0,2.3; when cycle runs amp rises to 2.5,2.3,2.5. on start up jumps to somewhere close to 5 but happens so fast cant tell. I have three allen bradley relays, 2500 (20-25amp) 1500 (10-20amp) and 1000...
  13. jrick

    Determine size of xformer needed 460 3 phs to 110

    Sorry, newbee here, I have 460 3 phase panel. I need to operate three 110 devices @20 amp each. What do I need between? xformer (KVA?), switchgear, cabel-wire size?

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