Will This Work?

Northland · May 7th, 2011, 11:05 AM

The service meter is a 3 phase device (judging by the "4 wire" notation on the meter label).
Your service panel is single phase (judging by the wiring diagram).

You may have enough power for a small auto set-up... depending on how much capacity is needed for your air conditioning unit. Your service panel could be fed with a 100 breaker or a 60 amp breaker.

I think if you are serious about going auto, it would be wothwhile having a professional assess your service capacity. Then you'll know if you have options other than a Brown all-electric.

Prosperi-Tees · May 9th, 2011, 11:30 PM

Another question. If a conveyor dryer is rated at single phase 50 amps, does that mean its max draw? Like if you had it cranked up all the way? For instance my current Ranar Curestar 4000 is rated at 22 amps. If I dont crank it up all the way to its max of 1000 degrees and set it at 800 does that mean its pulling 20 percent less amps?

Northland · May 10th, 2011, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gerryppg

Another question. If a conveyor dryer is rated at single phase 50 amps, does that mean its max draw? Like if you had it cranked up all the way? For instance my current Ranar Curestar 4000 is rated at 22 amps. If I dont crank it up all the way to its max of 1000 degrees and set it at 800 does that mean its pulling 20 percent less amps?

If the dryer has IR elements, it will draw full amperage as it warms up. When it approachs set-point the controller will start to cycle the power off/on. So, at start-up the dryer will draw full power... regardless of the temperature you set.