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Re: 30A breakers for motor controllers?

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Breakers are sized for the wire they feed. If you choose a smaller gauge wire then you may use a smaller breaker.
I thought we could use the larger gauge wire with a smaller breaker. We have been using 10 gauge for the 40 amp. This is left over from when 10 gauge was required.

The rules (R47) specifiy a minimum wire size per breaker size.
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