electricalperson
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There are three motors, one 5 hp 230 volt single phase motor with a service factor of 1.20 and two 1.5 hp 120 volt single phase motors. using an inverse time breaker the 3 wire feeder conductor protection device after balacing all three motors will be____?
A 60 amp
B 70 amp
C 80 amp
D 90 amp
my calculations came out to be 110 amps. what did i do wrong? :-?
heres the calculation i used 5 hp motor flc = 28 amps 28 x 2.5 = 70
1.5 hp motor = 20 amps each 70+20+20 = 110
A 60 amp
B 70 amp
C 80 amp
D 90 amp
my calculations came out to be 110 amps. what did i do wrong? :-?
heres the calculation i used 5 hp motor flc = 28 amps 28 x 2.5 = 70
1.5 hp motor = 20 amps each 70+20+20 = 110
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