Industrial Machinery

[nitro]

When sizing the feeder to an industrial machine, how do you decide the supply conductor size size? I am inclined to use the nameplate of the machine.

 

[drbond24]

I am inclined to use the nameplate of the machine.

That's how I do it. Your machine will probaby rarely, if ever, actually pull the full load rated amperage, but sizing is a worst-case-scenario type of thing.