Hey Everyone,
It's been a while. Anyway I have been getting electrical out to my garage from inside the townhome. I put 50 amps out there with a 50 amp double pole circuit breaker and 6-3 gauge wire which can handle 55amps.
Anyway my question is I have 12 gauge wire that I used to run my PM2000 tablesaw back in NC which 12 guage wire can handle 20amps, but I have a 30amp circuit breaker. :icon_scra For some reason I thought that's what I needed? I believe I am wrong and just want to make sure that I should have a 20amp circuit breaker.
Thanks guys~!
Also how many circuit breakers can I put in a sub panel that has a 50amp double pole circuit breaker? I have 12 slots minus the 2 for the 50 amp breaker so actually 10 slots and 20 if I use the slim breakers?
I ask because I added up all the circuit breaker amps on my 100amp main breaker and got over 240amps. That for sure should blow the breaker, unless of course not all that power is being used at one time.
Electricain people help?
It's been a while. Anyway I have been getting electrical out to my garage from inside the townhome. I put 50 amps out there with a 50 amp double pole circuit breaker and 6-3 gauge wire which can handle 55amps.
Anyway my question is I have 12 gauge wire that I used to run my PM2000 tablesaw back in NC which 12 guage wire can handle 20amps, but I have a 30amp circuit breaker. :icon_scra For some reason I thought that's what I needed? I believe I am wrong and just want to make sure that I should have a 20amp circuit breaker.
Thanks guys~!
Also how many circuit breakers can I put in a sub panel that has a 50amp double pole circuit breaker? I have 12 slots minus the 2 for the 50 amp breaker so actually 10 slots and 20 if I use the slim breakers?
I ask because I added up all the circuit breaker amps on my 100amp main breaker and got over 240amps. That for sure should blow the breaker, unless of course not all that power is being used at one time.
Electricain people help?