ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area In over my head again...

Tom, et al,

The service consists of a 320A disconnect (I think, maybe a 400A) feeding a 320A Meterbase (no CTs). This directly feeds a 75KVA Dry type Xformer that feeds a 225A 120/208 panel, which will be totally redone with the Xformer being fed from the new 480V power panel.

Not all the machines can run on 480V, the moulder will have to be 240V Three Phase with its own Xformer, I suppose.

Heck, just to run pipe and wire to these machines is going to be major, I really don't have the resources and he's offering "help"... (hoo boy - smacking self in forehead)...

The layout will require a boom lift, sissors won't reach most of the places, specifically the switchgear area.

He'll be buying the materials, so I'll lose mark-up, and I'll end up doing the brain-work at an undetermined price (read > free)...

Yes this is beginning to smell of $1000 bills going up in smoke...

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Oh yes, he claims very few, if any, machines will be running at the same time, but one good jolt of trying to meet some deadline will probably find the service to be inadequate. Then he'll be mad at me...

Conversely, if he never has a problem with my "over-designed" system, then this merely proves that it was unneccesary to make it so large...

I'm beginning to hate this business.



[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 11-01-2004).]

Run, Run, don't look back, just run.

Virgil,

If you interlock the machines so that they cannot run at the same time or exceed the service capacity, then you might get by with the existing service. However, you could still talk to the Allegheny & install another mast & meter & service disconnect.

Anyway, you know where to come for advice. Might be nice to have a little work lined up for winter.

Also, I agree that this business is not near as much fun as it was 20 years ago.

I bailed.

truer words were never spoken. I'm glad to hear that you bailed.

Hey, don't be such a stranger!