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Ok just a little reminder for those or you that use extension cords, and you audiophiles with big sound.

If you are not carefull using air compressors or HD electrical equipment you can cause breakers to pop or even cause fires.

And I know one thing that pisses me off is to have to move my huge tool boxes to get at my GFI or even to have to walk around the house to the breaker box to reset it while in the middle of something.

So with that said here's a little Ohm's Law 101, back to some basics:

Ohm's Law

Ohm's Law defines the relationships between (P) power, (E) voltage, (I) current, and (R) resistance. One ohm is the resistance value through which one volt will maintain a current of one ampere.

( I ) Current is what flows on a wire or conductor like water flowing down a river. Current flows from points of high voltage to points of low voltage on the surface of a conductor. Current is measured in (A) amperes or amps.

( E ) Voltage is the difference in electrical potential between two points in a circuit. It's the push or pressure behind current flow through a circuit, and is measured in (V) volts.

( R ) Resistance determines how much current will flow through a component. Resistors are used to control voltage and current levels. A very high resistance allows a small amount of current to flow. A very low resistance allows a large amount of current to flow. Resistance is measured in ohms.

( P ) Power is the amount of current times the voltage level at a given point measured in wattage or watts.

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Jeff - :navajo:

Nice chart. I hate when those electron things stop moving. ;)

Hmmmmmm,
this could be a nice stickey

wow, ummmm



thanks

wow????

When i am welding in the garage, my wife cannot run the dishwasher, washing machine, and clothes dryer at the same time or it will throw the breaker. One of the 4 must be turned off. Thats Ohm's law at work. :D

When i am welding in the garage, my wife cannot run the dishwasher, washing machine, and clothes dryer at the same time or it will throw the breaker. One of the 4 must be turned off. Thats Ohm's law at work. :D

i can not run air and weld at the same time :D

I much prefer this one. I dont like to refer to volts as "V"....

When i am welding in the garage, my wife cannot run the dishwasher, washing machine, and clothes dryer at the same time or it will throw the breaker. One of the 4 must be turned off. Thats Ohm's law at work. :D

WTF. Are your panel(s) subfed??

Washer/dryer is next to garage. Kitchen, w/d, and garage all run off of same breaker except the lights in garage which i wired off of different breaker. My house was built in the 70's... no one used code around here back then. :rolleyes:

Washer/dryer is next to garage. Kitchen, w/d, and garage all run off of same breaker except the lights in garage which i wired off of different breaker. My house was built in the 70's... no one used code around here back then. :rolleyes:

James, can you come off your main panel and install a seperate 100 amp panel for w/d. Remove the double pole breakers for w/d and install in the new box. Home depot sells the boxes. Or is this against code.

James, can you come off your main panel and install a seperate 100 amp panel for w/d. Remove the double pole breakers for w/d and install in the new box. Home depot sells the boxes. Or is this against code.

You wouldn't need 100 amps for the w/d. Dryer is double pole 30, washer single pole 20.

James, can you come off your main panel and install a seperate 100 amp panel for w/d. Remove the double pole breakers for w/d and install in the new box. Home depot sells the boxes. Or is this against code.I live in Arkansas- there is no code, you just wire sh!t up. :p I plan on running a line off the main just for the garage eventually, i just havent got around to it yet. House is "L" shaped, with garage at one end and main panel at other with an attic so short you have to belly crawl the entire way. Not something im looking forward to.

For now, i just make sure the wife doesnt have every single thing in the kitchen running when i weld. ;)

For now, i just make sure the wife doesnt have every single thing in the kitchen running when i weld. ;)

hey, who wears the pants in your house? You tell the wilf to come and check and see if you are welding, and if she is not cool with it, tell her to get used it it.
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as we all here on EF watch your post count clime. ;)

sorry had to do it

my new place seems to have no relation to code either-

two 100 amp breakers in the garage (sweet!)
one 100 amp breaker to the house (outside) and 8 smaller ones inside the house for everything... right?
realizing that one of the garage circuits also has the washer and dryer on it in the house (priceless?)

I know this has been up here for a while, but i just thought it could use some motivation.

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I cant run a compresor in my garage... will blow the breaker... for the apartment building.... and the landlord has the key to the elec room