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Re: AMPs for RC and Compressor
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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
The compressor start current is 25 amps while it's run current is between 10 and 12 amps. Due to the high start current for the this Spike only, electrical rules allow you to change the 20 amp fuse in the Spike to a 20 amp circuit breaker. Do it now so you won't forget. The fuse will burn open eventually.
I ran into that exact problem last year. We didn't have any problems with fuses blowing at our first two events, but by our third, we were blowing 20 amp fuses on the Spike every other match. After doing that a couple times, we switched to a 20 amp breaker, and all was solved.
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