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Ed Stafford  
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 More options Nov 17 2012, 11:13 pm
From: Ed Stafford <ed.staff...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:13:31 -0600
Local: Sat, Nov 17 2012 11:13 pm
Subject: Re: [MidsouthMakers] Re: Safety Last

Hey.. just an aside on the wiring.. if it's a 30-Amp circuit, I think
you'll want to use 10ga copper wiring.  14ga is normally for 15-Amp
circuits.. Granted, I only really know house wiring so if I'm wrong, please
speak up.

On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Kitten <skel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I should have noted earlier that the E-Stop system proposed is a line
> voltage method, we may want to consider going to a 24V system but that'd
> require a 30A 2 pole minimum 24v coil contactor with aux contacts and an
> additional 30 dollar 24 volt din rail power supply but would be marginally
> safer if someone cut through a cord somehow. In the proposed system there
> would be a 1/4 amp fuse and fuse holder in line with the hots as well as a
> ground wire in the actual wiring. The purchased E-Stops are fine for either
> method and are in plastic enclosures so a shock risk would only be present
> on damaged wiring.

> I personally don't feel at this time the added expense is warranted but I
> figured that it should be up for a group opinion/vote.

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Ed Stafford

 
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