Good 1.5hp single phase motor?

jaymeister99 said:
I'm looking to upgrade my current grinder with a decent motor that I can use on a KMG later.

I was considering a 1.5hp Baldor TEFC 145T. I got a 15 amp breaker, am I reading the specs right that this will work on this breaker? Also will this fit on the KMG?

http://www.electricmotorwholesale.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.prodInfo&prodId=4883&ex=167630
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Those amps are 14

You can max at 80% of 15amp breaker

that's 12 amps

Usually on single phase 110 that is a 1 hp motor
 
12345678910 said:
Those amps are 14

You can max at 80% of 15amp breaker

that's 12 amps

Usually on single phase 110 that is a 1 hp motor
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Can the breaker be easily changed to a 20amp? I got 200amp service and I don't use half of that, even with everything in the house going it wouldn't even hit 150amps.
 
jaymeister99 said:
Can the breaker be easily changed to a 20amp? I got 200amp service and I don't use half of that, even with everything in the house going it wouldn't even hit 150amps.
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It depends on what you call easily
Breakers are simple to install and cheap.

That particular breaker is there to protect the wire.


If your panel is in an exposed area like a basement or garage, it's simple to run new wire on the ourside of the wall and ceiling
Wire can be "cheap" if it's short


If you put in a new larger breaker, and new larger wire then you can have whatever you want
If you're dong that, you may as well go 220v at the same time.




If you just change the breaker, without the updated larger wire - you burn the house down.
 
12345678910 said:
If you just change the breaker, without the updated larger wire - you burn the house down.
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Ok, well then that idea is out! It would be a long wire, the breaker is all the way on the other side of the house in the basement, I need to run it into the garage. I do have a 220v and another 110v line in the laundry room immediately behind the garage. I was wondering if I could run something off of that.
 
Before tossing in the towel, have someone who knows electricity check the wire size attached to the breaker. It may well be large enough for a 20 amp circuit. The wire size for 20 amps is 12 gauge. Also, you will need to determine what else is on that line. If the lights or other receptacles are on the line, there may be additional current drawn on the breaker.
 
bladsmth said:
Before tossing in the towel, have someone who knows electricity check the wire size attached to the breaker. It may well be large enough for a 20 amp circuit. The wire size for 20 amps is 12 gauge. Also, you will need to determine what else is on that line. If the lights or other receptacles are on the line, there may be additional current drawn on the breaker.
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Thanks, I'll check it out. The garage is all on one breaker, lights and all. But the lights are all energy efficient florescents, combined they don't even run a 1/2 amp.
 
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