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Ev Archive for September 2001
1455 messages, last added Sun Sep 30 23:05:07 2001

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Re: Got my TH!NK can't plug it in.



Lee Hart asked:
>> why is he running #8? Just how big is your charger, anyway?

Joseph H. Strubhar replied:
> Probably because of the length of the run - code requires you to upsize the
> wire to overcome losses on long runs.

Still... my electrician's handbook says #8 is good for a 360 foot run
with a 240vac 10amp load. Is his charger really this big?
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Lee A. Hart                Ring the bells that still can ring
814 8th Ave. N.            Forget your perfect offering
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