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Cacaman
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Link Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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kal wrote: | Which of our 30A control panels are you using exactly?
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The North America kind. 120v/240v.
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Link Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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You can certainly use it on a 50A line, but one of the safety features about using a 30A breaker in your home's electrical panel is that it helps protect the 10 gauge (30 amp) wiring inside your 30A panel. If ever there's an issue that causes a short and wants to drive current to infinity, your 30A breaker in your home's electrical panel will (or should) pop protecting that wiring. If you instead have a 50A breaker in your home's electrical panel there's a very short duration where the 10 gauge (30A wiring) in the panel will go from 30 to 50 before the breaker pops. Is that an issue? I don't really think so, but just want you to be aware. Cheers!
Kal
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Cacaman
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kal wrote: | You can certainly use it on a 50A line, but one of the safety features about using a 30A breaker in your home's electrical panel is that it helps protect the 10 gauge (30 amp) wiring inside your 30A panel. If ever there's an issue that causes a short and wants to drive current to infinity, your 30A breaker in your home's electrical panel will (or should) pop protecting that wiring. If you instead have a 50A breaker in your home's electrical panel there's a very short duration where the 10 gauge (30A wiring) in the panel will go from 30 to 50 before the breaker pops. Is that an issue? I don't really think so, but just want you to be aware. Cheers!
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This is exactly what I pictured in my head. Thank you Kal. Have a great rest of the weekend!
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