Phisherman wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 21:11:42 -0700, "Don D."
wrote:

Sorry folks for being dumb

I been reading on this newsgroup and the other working groups about
running 220 verses 110. Does that mean I would have to have a 220
t-saw to run 220 or can I run my 110 t-saw on 220? does 110 convert
in the breaker box (fuse Panel) too 220?

You need 220v to run 220v machines. A motor wired for 110 should
only be run on a 110v circuit. Some motors can be wired for 220v,
and these will have a sticker diagram for such conversion. A 220v
appliance should not have a plug on it that looks like most 110v.
appliances (Usually one prong is turned or the two prongs are
slanted.)

I will be building a 30 X 40ish dog house for my playpen for an
escape from the real world in the spring and I know I will have 220
for my mig welder because it is a 220 plug... and also 20 amp 110
plugs all over or can I do better?

You can't have too many outlets in a shop. I have four 220v outlets
on one circuit, and about thirty 110v outlets on 4 circuits. Keep
the lighting on a separate circuit. A "circuit" has one circuit
breaker or fuse. Also, you should have a ground-fault interrupt on
each circuit for safety.

Sorry this is the deepest I know on elect.

I do want to run everything as efficient as I can and get the most
power I can with out popping breakers or running sluggish.

Leap-frog your outlets. Inspect your main breaker/fuse box.

Please tell me what I do not know if you have to time.

Don D.

I had to get an electrician - it would have taken me years to read enough
to feel safe fooling with the outlets and volts. Even so, in the end I was
still popping breakers with the router, the guy said I would just need to
swap the router for something else. On one of my better days I realized
the router would run off the circuit for the laundry which had an extra
plug receptacle. I used the shortest extension cord possible and ran it
the shortest overhead route and that was that.

Josie