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Clare Snyder Clare Snyder is offline
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Default Why are motors not current limited?

On Sat, 28 Apr 2018 22:09:00 -0400, Jack wrote:

On 4/28/2018 8:33 PM, trader_4 wrote:
He's not obsessed with code, he merely pointed out to you that you
don;t know WTF you're talking about,*again*, and Edison circuits
are normal, safe, and MEET CODE. The neutral current will never be
greater than the breaker rating. For example, a 20A circuit will
have 20A breakers and use 12g wire. There will never be more than
20A flowing in the neutral.


Yes, Edison circuits MEET CODE but because of the potential mayhem lurking with an unbalanced load and a loose neutral, you won't find one in my house. Too much risk, not enough reward.

Then you better move to England or somewhere else that does not use a
center tapped power supply, because your whole house is fed by a large
edison circuit, and a single loose neutral throws the whole house
system off-kilter.

You are going after the wrong boogey-man