[TheForge] Capacity of Electrical wire

[Jerry Smith]

John,

We have no code, and they don't enforce the NEC what
so ever. We have no inspectors.

When people say they live in BFE, my home is 20 miles
further.

Guess what..... we wireless high speed internet out
here now in the boonies.

Jerry 

I put in a 200 amp panel in the shop because of the
size of the boxm not so much the amperage needed. I
can not run all of the machinery at the same time, so 

--- John Husvar <jhusvar at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> On 5/20/06 9:56 AM, "Jerry Smith"
> <jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > I am putting in new service and need to run the
> lights
> > as well as a milling machine, along with a
> powerful
> > TIG welder. What wire do I need to run from the
> meter
> > to my breaker box? This is a 125 foot run.
> > 
> 
> How much amperage is required? What rating is the
> main breaker at your shop
> panel? Is it overhead or buried wiring from the
> meter to the shop?
> 
> For a 100 Amp service at a 125 foot I'd run AWG 1 or
> even 1/0 if underground
> direct burial. #2 ACSR if overhead then 2-2-3 SE
> from the ACSR down to the
> panel. I'd also check with your local Building Dept.
> to see if there are any
> locality specific codes.
> 
> You might have to carry a ground through to the shop
> from the meter or a
> breaker in the house panel as the National
> Electrical Code, IIRC, would
> consider the shop panel to be a sub-panel of the
> house panel. If the shop
> has its own service drop, that doesn't enter in.
> 
> How are the chances you'll be using enough machinery
> at once to approach the
> main breaker limit? IIRC, you once mentioned you
> might end up employing a
> few people. More people, more likelihood of more
> than one machine running at
> once.
> 
> Used to was farmers ran multiple drops to panels
> from one meter on a pole
> someplace, sometimes even without any disconnect at
> the meter. I don't think
> that's acceptable any more.
> 
> John, trying to remember a long way back when NEC
> compliance record made the
> difference between having an easy time with
> inspectors or a hard time if a
> corner had to be cut, but could be cut safely.
> 
> 
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