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Re: Motor rating vs circuit size


 

> I hope this is helpful, or at least interesting.

No news in anything he said, but regarding this:

> The Code does permit upsizing circuit breakers on dedicated motor circuits by as much as?
> 250% if needed to avoid nuisance tripping. That provision is in the section on motors.
> Apparently I would be within Code to change my 20-amp breakers to 30-amp breakers
> without changing anything else.?

No, because a table saw is not a "dedicated motor circuit".? ? In the real world, an inspector
may allow the argument that a "dedicated single-motor machine" is functionally equivalent,
but more often not you won't find this to the case.

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