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Im not sure if you have to go to the house first or not in your situation, I can tell you for sure that you can absolutely not do this as a renter. Where im from, the home owner has to get a building permit of some kind before anything can happen. Thats about all I can say on this subject, but you would without a doubt have to consult the home owner.my incoming power line is not buried, but off a pole. 200 amps comin in. I'm looking to get an additional 200 amp panel directly to the shop, straight from the pole. I assume only the power company can connect that to the shop from the pole, not my electrician. OR do I need to get 300 amps to the house, (100 amp upgrade) and then split off from my sub panel?
Can I do this as a renter, or do I need the landlord to do it since I will need PG&E to connect an additional 200 amps to the property?
Thank you!
I've looked and can't seem to find the info I need. I want to run a lumatek 600 and a lumatek 1000 ballast on the same 20 amp circuit. the circuit is 12/2. Will the lumatek 600, and 1000 draw more than 16 amps?
Are those 16 lights 1ks and on a flip?I run a 16 light op, plus another 2k over veg and moms. The chiller, hot tub and electric stove all see use, and I'm on only 100amp service.
I could run a 40 light op with 200 amps. I'm just curious about how much bigger you really want to get without being 'legal'? ... at least legal as defined as being a licensed commercial mmj producer...
I would add to that that most mag ballasts have a 90% power factor. So take the total amps and multiply by the reciprocal of the power factor (1/.9= 1.111) And most of these ballast have a power factor of 50% before PF is corrected with capacitor. (1/.5=2) 1600/120= 13.333 but will actually draw 14.81 at 120volts. Or 26.666 if the capacitors were to pop. In some cases the lights will still run but at lower output. But will draw more current. A ballast is an inductive load. A capacitor is a capacitive load. In an inductive load, the current lags the voltage. In a capacitive load, the current leads the voltage. Which draws more power. Capacitors are added to inductive loads to correct the power factor, bringing the current closer to the voltage in the waveform. It also prevents over saturation of the iron core. That's why with some ballasts if the capacitor blows, the core of the ballast will overheat and blow the transformer.Volts x Amps = Watts. Since this is an algebra equation, you can solve for amps. Add up all the wattage you want on the circuit, divide by your line voltage, and voilà! Total amps! Be sure that you don't load the circuit over 80% with stuff that will be left running continuously, like lights.
Are those 16 lights 1ks and on a flip?
By tabs I just meant there are 3 breaker contact-points for each phase, allowing for 6 2-pole breakers or up to 12 120v breakers. My 208v circuits are light controller and AC, and a few 120v for pumps, dehuey, environment/co2, etc. Good to know about the motors, not an issue in this situation though.Tabs for balancing the load? Which loads are 3 phase? Which are single phase 120 and which are single phase 208? If you are trying to balance just be sure not to switch any of the conductors of the 3 phase loads that have motors. And if they are phase rotation dependent, make sure you test and have CW phase rotation. You shouldn't really need to worry about balancing such a small panel though. Especially with only 12 ckts.
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