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- From: sns@bondi.jpl.nasa.gov (Sam Southard)
- Subject: Re: Compressors & Air Tools
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.154116.1071@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
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- References: <1992Jul21.201325.2308@adobe.com> <6275@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> <1992Jul24.120003.19268@bnr.ca>
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 15:41:16 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul24.120003.19268@bnr.ca> Peon w/o Email priv (Eric Youngblood) writes:
- >In article <6275@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM>, dhuard@tekig6.PEN.TEK.COM (Douglas R Huard) writes:
- >|> haven't had any problems other than trying to run it off of an extension cord.
- >|> Yea, that's my fault though, should've known better..
- >|>
- >
- >What rating did the cord have and how long was it? 120V @ 15A would probably
- >require at least 12ga and <=25 ft. Maybe even a 10 ga to be sure.
-
- Where did you get that number? NEC only requires #14 for 15A, for any distance
- (until voltage drop becomes an issue). He's probably got much more than 25 ft
- of #14 (maybe #12 if it's a 20A circuit or the builders were generous) before
- it even gets to the outlet.
-