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Wiring question? david 09-05-2006
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Posted by Goedjn on September 5, 2006, 4:05 pm

>
>Isn't a garage a likely place to have an appliance that draws more than
>15amps but has a standard plug? Or is it safe to assume that the 15A

There should be no UL-listed appliance that draws more
than 15 amps that has a plug-configuration that will fit
in a 15A outlet. That's the whole point
of the 20A plug configuration.

Real Goods Solar, Inc.
Posted by on September 5, 2006, 4:46 pm

>There should be no UL-listed appliance that draws more
>than 15 amps that has a plug-configuration that will fit
>in a 15A outlet. That's the whole point
>of the 20A plug configuration.
It does happen. I have a U/L listed 1650w smoker with a 5-15 plug. It
has popped breakers all over town

Posted by Goedjn on September 5, 2006, 5:04 pm
On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:46:33 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:

>
>>There should be no UL-listed appliance that draws more
>>than 15 amps that has a plug-configuration that will fit
>>in a 15A outlet. That's the whole point
>>of the 20A plug configuration.

>It does happen. I have a U/L listed 1650w smoker with a 5-15 plug. It
>has popped breakers all over town

Thats why I said "should" instead of doesn't.
I believe that the receptacles are designed to
handle the current anyway.

Is it a replacement plug, a forged UL seal on a
chinese-export device, or did the UL just screw up?

Have you got a manufacturer-id and product number?

--Goedjn

Posted by RayV on September 5, 2006, 8:47 pm

Goedjn wrote:
> ,<snip>
> Have you got a manufacturer-id and product number?
>

Jet contractor table saw 708301K
Manual is here:
http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/partfiles/man_708301k.pdf

Standard three prong plug and after sitting overnight in a *cold*
garage will pop a 15A breaker almost without fail.

My 6" craftsman bench grinder, cold, will do the same thing until it
warms up. I'm guessing since the motor on the grinder is smaller it
takes a lot longer to get up to speed than the big motor on the TS.


Posted by Goedjn on September 5, 2006, 9:11 pm

>
>Goedjn wrote:
>> ,<snip>
>> Have you got a manufacturer-id and product number?
>>
>
>Jet contractor table saw 708301K
>Manual is here:
>http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/partfiles/man_708301k.pdf
>
>Standard three prong plug and after sitting overnight in a *cold*
>garage will pop a 15A breaker almost without fail.
>
>My 6" craftsman bench grinder, cold, will do the same thing until it
>warms up. I'm guessing since the motor on the grinder is smaller it
>takes a lot longer to get up to speed than the big motor on the TS.

Is that the only thing on that circut?


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