What size cable do I need?

[electricshock]

Anyway customer is gonna contact suppliers and ask for new transformer

 

[electricshock]

Then I'll be wiring the machine up. I hope so anyway. ;-) haha

 

[Bobster]

I just hope to god you don't hurt someone. From what I've read it's all too likely!

 

[trev]

Anyway customer is gonna contact suppliers and ask for new transformer

So if all this is theoretical and you're not doing anything/charging anything, how come there's a customer.
I very rarely get customers ringing me to say "Trev, I just want to know if I can run this Gigawatt machine from my 40 amp supply in a flat I own?. I'm only asking out of interest because I've been lying awake at night wondering about it"

 

[trev]

Then I'll be wiring the machine up. I hope so anyway. ;-) haha

Oh, a sharp intake of breath!
Please do not do this under any circumstances

 

[electricshock]

So if all this is theoretical and you're not doing anything/charging anything, how come there's a customer.
I very rarely get customers ringing me to say "Trev, I just want to know if I can run this Gigawatt machine from my 40 amp supply in a flat I own?. I'm only asking out of interest because I've been lying awake at night wondering about it"

Well not customer yet. He called only today and I went to have a look at it. That's all I've done for him.

 

[electricshock]

I just hope to god you don't hurt someone. From what I've read it's all too likely!

You can only hurt someone if you don't wire it safely. For example adequate earthing and right size fuses to protect cable.

 

[Geordie Spark]

You can only hurt someone if you don't wire it safely. For example adequate earthing and right size fuses to protect cable.

So who are you going to ask to do that for you then??

 

[electricshock]

So who are you going to ask to do that for you then??

The regs book

 

[electricshock]

The regs book

Or shall I say you guys, haha

 

[trev]

You can only hurt someone if you don't wire it safely. For example adequate earthing and right size fuses to protect cable.

Or poorly made off terminations which arc and cause a fire which kills or maims people and destroys buildings.
Just as a matter of interest, how do you propose to theoretically wire this theoretical 200A machine on a theoretical 140A supply and a theoretical 800A start up current?
I'd be very interested to see your calculations.

I'll have nightmares tonight where there'll be running and screaming.

 

[Silly Sausage]

So who are you going to ask to do that for you then??

The regs book

The wife answering back is bad enough ...

 

[Geordie Spark]

The regs book

Trev will do it for you for £1k cash.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Or poorly made off terminations which arc and cause a fire which kills or maims people and destroys buildings.
Just as a matter of interest, how do you propose to theoretically wire this theoretical 200A machine on a theoretical 140A supply and a theoretical 800A start up current?
I'd be very interested to see your calculations.



I'll have nightmares tonight where there'll be running and screaming.

Chill marra.

Hae a cuppla borrels 'n' ye'll be champion.

 

[trev]

Trev will do it for you for £1k cash.

Oi Fatha! That's me fault finding day rate remember!