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10-25-2012, 14:31
buffalobo

For future reference. When Grainger, Greybar and such are out if stock, we call local AG irrigation, pivot sprinkler guys. They seem to keep 3 phase equip in stock. Have saved our butts a few times on fuses.
10-25-2012, 14:35
Tinelement

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Originally Posted by buffalobo

For future reference. When Grainger, Greybar and such are out if stock, we call local AG irrigation, pivot sprinkler guys. They seem to keep 3 phase equip in stock. Have saved our butts a few times on fuses.

Noted!
10-25-2012, 15:14
jerrymrc

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Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh

Be safe. There is a reason why it's tripping he breaker. Very rarely is it a "bad" breaker...

They do get old and lose there capacity if they are used a lot. My last one I replaced (20A) was tripping at 13.4 of steady power.
10-25-2012, 15:28
Tinelement

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Originally Posted by jerrymrc

They do get old and lose there capacity if they are used a lot. My last one I replaced (20A) was tripping at 13.4 of steady power.

They do get. Especially when ya throw um twice a day
10-25-2012, 18:19
PSS

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Originally Posted by Danimal

we just had a 3 phase 120 hp motor go out on us last week. It melted the breaker contacts together and tripped a main upstream breaker. Sucks, have you ran inductance and resistance checks on the compressor motor? Might want to order 2 breakers if you haven't. Ours fried the new breaker during current load checks and we had to go get another one. It lasted about 3 trips and 20 minutes of run time before the long time delay over-currents fried.

Sounds like the thermal overload protection either was missing or sized incorrectly.
10-25-2012, 19:08
Irving

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Originally Posted by Tinelement

Guess what we are doing...........

"We had nothing to do, and we did it." -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
10-25-2012, 19:10
PSS

It would be worth the money to get a magnetic starter with start/stop buttons on it with thermal protection.
10-26-2012, 05:57
Colorado Osprey

I was gonna say Blazer Electric has them in stock every time we have needed them... then I realized they are only in Springs and Pueblo.
10-26-2012, 09:15
Byte Stryke

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Originally Posted by Tinelement

It blew in the main panel. 3 yrs of throwing that breaker twice a day. I knew it would happen, just sucks. Need to use the box switch!

Educations don't come cheap!!

Really?

and it didn't dawn on you to call an electrician before now?
10-26-2012, 09:29
DD977GM2

Did you call Graybar off Pecos and I-70, the first exit as you head west onto I-70 form I-25?????

Graybar Office (303) 458-7770

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