Itsmoked, thanks for reminding me that the "400W" of losses is going somewhere. The runs are burried so it's going straight into heating the ground.
Jraef, your point about door controls not working correctly is a valid one. There is such high diversification on the site that it's only when the...
Fluorescent would be nice, but in Manitoba, Canada where it's -40C/F a lot we would need low temperature ballasts (the buildings are uninsulated and unheated).
I don't suspect there are any termination problems, purely voltage drop problems.
To answer the questions, the problem is undersized secondary wiring with respect to voltage drop (Circuit breaker is adequately matched to the wire).
Basically whatever could be found was utilized to provide electrical between buildings. Initially this was not a big deal since the load was...
I have an installation where existing feeders have been installed without regard to Voltage Drop. In some cases the voltage drop is so bad that a 120V single phase circuit will measure 80V when loaded. The circuits have correctly sized circuit breakers on them.
There are a few permanently...
