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  1. highleg

    Motors; Leave them on or start/stop to save energy consumption.

    I am working on a energy consumption analysis for a truss manufacturing plant where I am employed. Here are the bullet points so to speak: We have truss plate presses that contain two 480 volt 3 ph. 3hp motors. They run 20 hours per day 5 days per week. I want to know how to calculate whether it...
  2. highleg

    I am doing a study for a customer r

    We have Truss Plate presses here in our plant that run constantly. I am trying to determine the total cost effectiveness of starting and stopping these presses versus leaving them on for 16 hours a day, 5 days a week. There are 2 480 volt 3 hp motors per press. I want to add soft starts to...

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