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I'm currently converting a horsebox into a coffee unit and I'm looking for some guidance on what route to go down power wise, any help would be much appreciated.
Here's my expected electrical requirements -
Item - Must Haves
Wattage (w)
BAM2E Coffee Machine
2850
Under counter...
Hello, at the moment I have following shutter blinds:
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Does anyone has any experience connecting it to something like this:
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So, I am looking to buy a used 5HP 3PH 208 V 10 inch Table saw --- (Motor Plate Data in Image) I am a DIY'er and in this case I would not attempt to do a 3PH to Single Phase conversion myself -- (I have looked at many videos and read several articles about how to do...
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We have a CNC router which uses single phase for the spindle, stepper motors and control box. This is all wired in and working correctly.
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Looking for a bit of advice for my kids power wheel car.
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I converted my gas water heater to electric. I have a two pole pushmatic breaker of 20 amps. I am wanting to connect this to a 40 gallon 4500 watt water heater.
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I am looking for some advice as on what to with the suppliers earth after a conversion to a TT system.
Current issue is earthing arrangement is TNS, reading was nearly 60 Ohms, reported issued to DNO, they are effectively washing their hands of it as the (based on what the...
I have 3 gang switch that I would like to convert to a 2 gang switch. I have no need now or in the future for the 3rd switch and aesthetically the switch will look better as a 2 gang square box vs 3 gang box.
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I need to alter the configuration of this motor wiring from star to delta so that I can use a VFD to control it (hopefully). If I remove the star connection from the N terminal am I safe to assume that these 3 wires will be in the correct orientation/ polarity to make the delta connection...
To be clear: I will have a qualified electrician doing work for me and I have discussed this with them. I am looking for general advice to help my planning
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I'm seeking some advice on an overheating plug adaptor please. Complete amateur so please forgive any errors in calcs / assumptions / terminology. I've recently started using with an expresso machine in an Irish domestic environment (ultimately 230V 13A socket) but it comes with a...
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New to these parts and rapidly learning about electrics!
I have a converted Horse trailer that i am using as a to cook Toasties, i'm working out my power requirements and have a few questions. The list of appliances I wish to run are
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I have retired from Solar installs and now finally looking to do my retirement project - Daimler V8 2.5.
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Apologies if I am not posting in the correct place I am new to using forums - I'm looking for some advise on my campervan conversion electrics.
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We will convert our shop voltage from 120v to 220v.We will replace the old transformer 75KVA-480v (208/120 V) by new one (400/230 V). The question is can I use the existed panel boards (see the information
below) or not?
see pic links please
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