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- From: johne@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (John Eaton)
- Subject: Re: "balancing" a power panel
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:54:40 GMT
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- Charles E Thorne (cthorne@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
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- : Now, say you have a 100 amp main breaker. You will have more than a total
- : of 100 individual circuit amps. The 220 circuits aren't a problem since
- : each one take half off of each side. The 110 circuits need to be balanced
- : so that at any point only 50 amps is being used from each side. Thus if
- : at any time, circuits which are totally on one side or the other are in
- : use, you could overload one side of the main breaker. A good example would
- : be in the kitchen. At any time, you might be using much of your whole house
- : power in that one room. If all of the circuits are one one side, you would
- : overload that side. It wouldn't cause a problem, but you would be noticing
- : a constant overload--and thus throwing breakers. By balancing, this is
- : unlikely to happen.
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- I don't think so Tim.
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- The secret phrase is "Zero Neutral Current".
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- John Eaton
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