wiring

  1. sapwood

    220v to 110v wiring query

    I need to see if this 1/2hp well pump motor will run. Don't worry, I don't need it for the well. Cover states it is 115/230v, 8.2/4.1 amp, 60hz, 3450 rpm and there aren't any diagrams on cover plate for reconfiguring the wiring to 110. Pic shows current wiring I'm 90% sure is 230v setup. For...
  2. Jon

    DJ20 Jointer wiring question

    I am using 220 power for the Jointer But wondered if I can make the cord going from the outlet to the Jointer about 10-12 feet long will that hurt anything? The wire is 10-3 and heavily insulted stranded wire. I'm trying to not have to run another 220.
  3. rick7938

    Workshop Wiring

    My neighbor has a workshop that was wired by a "handyman" that he had working for him years ago. I don't know anything about electricity except to leave it alone, so I am asking a question on his behalf. When the workshop was wired, it was supposed to have a 6-gauge 3-wire with ground feeding a...
  4. T

    240v wiring - no ground

    I bought a 3 hp saw recently, and i was planning on running an extension cord from my dryer outlet in the next room to power it until i got around to doing some rewiring in my shop sometime in the future. The saw came with a 6-15 plug on it (2 pole plus ground), and right now the dryer outlet...
  5. S

    Wiring: 3/4 EMT capacity

    I am a bit confused by conductor derating within conduit. A snipit of the table is: 4-6 current-carrying wires, derate 80% 7-9 current-carrying wires, derate 70% 10-20 current-carrying wires, derate 50% These numbers are irrelevent to the size of the conduit. 10 wires derate at 50% in...
  6. M

    Shop Wiring Advice

    Hi - I am getting ready to build my workshop in my lower level. I am thinking of running the wiring to the machines (tablesaw, jointer, planer, etc.) underneath the wood floor through the subbasement. Does anyone see any issues with running the wiring underneath the shop and putting sockets in...

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