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  1. gilldawg79

    Fusing a Motor Starter

    Is there any way to determine this by the info on the Name Plate? With some calculations of course. Which calculations would you need to use to determine how to fuse the control circuit with namplate info.
  2. gilldawg79

    Fusing a Motor Starter

    What formula do you use to properly fuse the control circuit in a Motor Starter....480 VAC for an example. This is the formula that I have.... Primary side: VA of control transformer .050KVA / 480 (Primary side)= Fuse size 50VA/480= .10+25% =.13 or 1/10 Fuse on Primary side should be...
  3. gilldawg79

    Newbie Industrial Electrician

    ruggedscot, I probably won't be turned loose for a year. For the next year I will be with an experienced mechanic to work on this stuff. These questions arose from a particular segment of training that I was going through. By no means am I walking through the gates and going to work on my...
  4. gilldawg79

    Newbie Industrial Electrician

    Looking for the answer to 3 questions. I am a new hire at a paper mill as an electrician with no industrial experience. I have a degree in industrial technology and had some motor control classes about 12 years ago, but I am rusty....I can read prints and wire up simple stop start circuits...

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