View Single Post
1990C4S 1990C4S is offline
Registered
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North of You
Posts: 9,160
Quote:
Originally Posted by rick-l View Post
No

Say you have a workshop 50 feet away and you want a series of 115 receptacles down two walls where each wall requires a 20 amp breaker. You would put a two pole breaker in the box (supposed to at least), run red, black and white wires the 50 feet and then parallel the neutral to each wall. Even when each leg is drawing 20 amps (40 total) there will never be more than 20 in the neutral.

I expect with the price of copper you will see more of this.
That would be the 230 volts option I suggested. Two poles is 230 volts.
__________________
"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."
Old 03-24-2012, 02:08 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #63 (permalink)