Posted by MFan on November 26, 2013 at 06:03:37 from (192.43.65.245):
I've got a 46 foot Kewanee 500 elevator with an electric motor. It's going to be used in a couple of places to load the hay mows, so I'm wanting to run wire in the barns to convenient outlet locations.
Motor is from a silo unloader, 5 HP, 240V (single phase), 26 amp. It's got a motor starter on the side. I'm thinking of running 8 AWG stranded from the main box in each barn to the outlet location (probably 60-80 feet run). I'd have a 30 amp shutoff switch by outlet. From the outlet I would use a heavier extension cord, 10 gauge, out to elevator motor.
Any thoughts from the electrical gurus on this? I know that 10 AWG is rated for 30 amps, but I'd rather err on the side of caution and use a larger wire size.
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