I'm running power for a client's observatory. It's on a 100 acre ranch. This breaker panel is the closest power, so I want to tap off of it and run 125 feet of direct burial 8/2 to the building.
Can you tell me what kind of breaker I need to put in this panel? It's Square D, outdoor obviously. I want 40-50 amps, single breaker and I'll be putting in a 6 slot subpanel in he building.
Does anyone recognize this panel, and what kind of breaker I would need? I've never installed a breaker before, but I understand the concept.
Question 2 is, since I need to run this while the power is live, do I put the breaker in place first and then stab the wire in, or do I put the wire in the breaker then put everything into place at once?
