Re: Air Compressor

["Nils O. Ny" <n.ny@intest.com>]

At 07:53 AM 3/18/98 -0500, Brian Evans wrote:
>
> I bought the Sears 5 HP because I wanted something that would
>>work off of 120 volt. So far it has never let me down. BUT IT DOES MAKE
>>NOISE !
>>...Art
>>
>>
>I know that the "Sears Horsepower" thing has been discussed before, but 5 HP
>on 120 Volts?  I have a 1.5 Hp motor (on a saw, as it happens) and it draws
>17 Amps at 120 volts.  How do you run a 5 HP motor on 120 volts???
>
>Brian
> 

Assuming that you have a motor that is about 90% efficient you would need a
size 8 wire and a 40 amp breaker to get 5 HP