Lew Hodgett wrote:
Mike Dembroge wrote:

"Total Amperage: 38". Is that what you mean by "nameplate" perhaps?

It's an Oliver 4455 planer with Shelix cutter head and has a 7.5hp
motor.

I haven't got a code book handy, but a 2P-50A c'bkr is way TOO SMALL for
a 7.5HP/38A motor.

You need at least a 60A, probably bigger, just to get past the inrush
current.

Check the code.

I'm wondering on this planer w/ "Total Amperage" if there maybe are two
or more motors...cutterhead being larger and drive/table as others.
Don't know Oliver well enough by number to know for sure...

I'm w/ you, Lew, though, needs more thought methinks including perhaps
as I noted before might even be worth converting this beastie (back?) to
3 ph w/ converter...

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