Hello Everyone,

Thank you so much for the answers this quick. Really appreciate it.

I took a look at the saw and that says 1.5 HP, 18 Amps, 120 V.

Next thing I wanted to check is the gauge of the wire to see if I can
really run more current in the same line if required to. Any good
suggestion on quickly checking the gauge? Sorry I am all new to
electric, never done in past.

Last time when this happened, I had TS running on an extension and that
was draining power very much. only one other bulb was running since it
was night. Then I directly tried to the outlet and same result.

If required, probably running a separate line may not be a bad ideas,
but that will be expensive to me, right? My Garage is detached and the
line to garage goes underground at least about 100 feet. I have circuit
breakers in the garage as well as the house.

Regards,
D J




Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"D J" wrote in message
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Folks,

I just bought a Jet table saw and plugged in yesterday night. I tried
to start but then the fuse went off. I know i have 110 v line, but do i
need to increase amps?

any good suggestion on how to do that? I am thinking of hiring an
electrician.

Depends on what model saw you have. If it is the contractor model with 1
1/2 hp, you need a dedicated 20A line. It may run on a 15A if there is
nothing else on that circuit, but there is going to be too much drain and
you may not have full power and you may cause overloading. Can also cause
motor overheating.


Best bet is to get an electrician to run a new line just for the saw. While
you are at it, convert the saw to 220 for better starting.