Re: 200 amp service
Originally posted by beardog:Is there a code on the total circuit-breaker amperage.
You have confused me a little, given that the title of the thread uses the word "service," and given wording of the question. Your profile describes you as a "machinery controls designer," and you are asking about overloading a "service." That word relates to the main panel at a home or office or industrial building, and not to any panel that might be associated with a machine.
I am putting a temporary hold on this thread. I am taking this action because the thread appears to me to be an attempt by a Do It Yourself person to obtain "how-to" information. I hereby invite the Original Poster to send me a Private Message, to explain the circumstances, and to let me know if I have misjudged the circumstances. If you do not know how to sent a PM, then check out the FAQ thread at the top of the list of topics.
And by the way,
Can you assume that it's not over loaded if it never trips the main breaker?
No you cannot. Can you assume that it is safe to back out of your driveway blindfolded, if you have done it every day for a month, and it has never resulted in an accident?