Thread: What size wiring for Central A/C compressor?
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Default What size wiring for Central A/C compressor?
On 3/5/2013 12:10 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:12:47 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

Now in your experience are you also
considering LRA of the compressor? Is that part of the 225% overload?

The 225% is the max O/C device based on FLA but usually 175% will be
plenty. When you even start approaching that is after the compressor
gets old and they put a hard start kit on it.



I've had hard start kits break the connecting rod on reciprocating
compressors. You can tell by the sound made by the compressor which
sounds like an electric blower motor running without a belt. ^_^

TDD
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