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I'm trying to help my retired neighbor figure out why his lathe doesn't operate in high speed. The lathe is a Goodway brand, model GW1660, made in Taiwan (?! ) circa mid 80's.

He found the...

Did you add a receptacle and switch to a new box? Are they separate (meaning: do you have a receptacle AND a switch mounted in a double box)?

A sizzle? Just for my own curiousity, would your panel happen to be a Zinsco?

Perhaps my understanding of how companies overseas operate is somewhat limited, but why is it that there is one address here, another address on the website, and yet ANOTHER address to send purchase...

mrtnha10 did state that the timer had a white wire going to it, I assumed that was the neutral for the timer. I did NOT catch, however, that the timer was only breaking one leg to the motor. That...

Okay, that clears quite a bit up.

The first thing I would do is check the voltage at the output of the breaker, making sure both legs (terminals that the wires connect to) have 115V. If you...

I couldn't imagine trying to learn load calc's on an online forum! I'd sooner try to give a bobcat a backrub in a phonebooth...

First, was the pool pump you replace a 220V motor? I'm a little confused about how you described your wiring also. You say that you have a dipole switch in the power circuit (220V direct to pool...

Uh, let's see, you have a conveyor belt being driven by a 3HP motor controlled by an AC drive. The drives output is controlled by a 4-20 mA signal.

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking about...

Wire lube and a couple of good friends, one to help you pull, and one to feed the wires into the conduit. And beer for after, because you want them to still be your friends.

Treating each sewing machine as a motor load, and making an assumption that this is an industrial setting, your sewing machines would be considered continuous loads. This brings the loads ampacity...

Have you ever had a problem where the light wouldn't come on when you switched it? I don't know if this is relevant, but I would turn off the power for the light and check the connections on the...

I am installing a 400A service panel on the outside wall of a garage. For the time being it will only be supplying power to a 125A panel located on the inside wall of that garage. The 125A panel...