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What a cool project!!! ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/smile.gif) Scott35
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Interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing
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16,000 a week !! I"ll bet those neighbors are thrilled... ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/smile.gif) cool lookin contraption nonetheless...
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Alan, 7000HP motor!. Is it a 4160V version?. It is obviously not 240V!. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/biggrin.gif) Mate, I'd be interested to see the control gear on this Bad-Boy!. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/wink.gif) [This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 05-13-2006).]
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WOW! Alan, I'd love to see some pics of that motor!!! Any chance of you sneakin' back on some pretext, with a camera?
Alan [the other one]
ps. Don't park too close to the plant!
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Unfortunately the motor is not very impressive looking. It doesn't even look like a motor. It is enclosed in a box shaped housing about eight feet wide and high and about twelve feet long. It is about as fancy as looking at a walk in cooler. It is a 4,160 volt. Originally it was supposed to be an 8,000 Hp but,the company building it had a problem so they found the 7,000 Hp sitting on a shelf somewhere and substituted it. The neighbors are happy that the three story stack of junkers has been reduced to below the landscaped berm. Alan--
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so they found the 7,000 Hp sitting on a shelf Oh yeah 4160 volt 7,000 HP motors can be found anywhere, Home Depot or Graingers. It's those 8000 HP motors that are hard to come by. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/biggrin.gif) Cool photos, thank you for sending them in. Bob
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If the unit pulls the full 400 amps, then the electricity will cost about $1600 per hour if they are paying 5 cent per kWH. Don
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There is a facility similar to this one located off of Rt 91 in North Haven, CT (for anyone who is familiar with the area). It has a tiny 4000 HP motor by comparison. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/wink.gif) The operartor of the shredder sits in a "bomb proof" control room because of the occasional propane tank that slips through, which does happen with such a high feed rate. (I am sure the facility pictured is no different.) I was told the shredder operator of the North Haven facility has been knocked on his keester a few times because of such mishaps. Peter
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