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Re: "Instructions are for people who don't know what they're doing."

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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
(Quick... what wire gauge, colours, and breaker size did you need for hooking up a CIM?)
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P.S. Those who know the rules, know that there is not a "quick" answer to the above question. The only requirement specifically for a CIM is that you need to use a Victor speed controller, rather than a Spike.... technically you could use a 20A breaker and 18ga wire... although it would be wise to use a 40amp breaker and something a bit heavier than the minimum 12ga required in the rules. And something a lot of tech inspectors (usually rookie techs)don't realize... the wires only need to be red/black (or that other approved colour combo that I always forget) up to the Victors... after that they can (and, I suggest, should) be whatever you want them to be.
I have to ask, as someone who's been around a while... Which year's ruleset, exactly?

Yeah, I know they haven't exactly changed in a while.
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