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  1. RonHill

    Starting Current Spikes

    I have a .5 HP DC motor using 5 amps. Upon startup the current jumps to 12 Amps I am using a 8 amp sloburn fuse and getting intermittent fuse blow outs. The line wire is 14 Ga and the wire running to the DC drive is 16 Ga. Couls I use a 15 amp fuse or should I tweak the adjustments on the DC...

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