Thanks for all the replies lads, this is my first post on this site, and you've all helped me alot.
Ukpete, yes i'm in the UK, up in the North East.
My handle comes from when i was an apprentice, i had a job to do in the deepest darkest part of the petro chem plant, where the operators used to...
Thanks for the replies
Tinfoil
The phase current and line current is equal with a star connection ( Ip = Il ), but with a delta connection, the phase current is equal to the line current divided by 1.73 ( Ip = Il / 1.73 , this applies to balanced loads.
Rbulsara
So if the nameplate says 25...
Could someone tell me if the current rating on the name plate of a 3 phase 415v piece of equipment, refers to the line current or the phase current.
Thanks for any replies
Alekky