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On 6/16/2018 9:11 AM, wrote:
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3HP on a 240V circuit is no problem at all. My Unisaur has a 3HP
motor and I have it on a 20A circuit (12/2). 30A is overkill.


They're using good-efficiency motors to get that; an off-the-shelf
inexpensive or particularly an older used may not...I was deliberately
being conservative.

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