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Re: Victor connect to 30 A instead of 40 A

The idea that the breaker is sized just to protect the wire is facilities logic. When you size breakers or other over current devices on a piece of equipment, like a robot, you size them for the protection of the load. You size the wire to suit.

A smaller breaker won't hurt your victor, it might save your motor.