15 amp power lines

[Barry_White]

Why not run 10mm² cable. It is rated at 50amps and requires a 40amp circuit breaker or 32amp fuse.

[Harry72]

Because a 6mm cable has already been run, but not connected.
What sort of $$$ is 10mm worth, would it be cheaper than running an extra 4mm and associated fittings?

[Barry_White]

Harry

Starting to get a bit too complicated. Are you doing this yourself or do you have a sparky. If you have a sparky he should be able to work it out for you.

If you are doing it yourself I would suggest you go and buy a copy of AS3000 SAA Wiring Rules from Standards Association of Australia.

I would also suggest if you are not sure of what you are doing I would get a Sparky.

Remember One FLASH:eek: and you are ASH.

[Harry72]

Yeah I got a sparky, just trying to get as much back ground on the subject as I can.
The sparky knows whats required(he's freshly trained, and he works under his father who has many years)but he wont know what I'll need in the future unless I tell him!
Thats why Im asking here, where many have WWmachinery expirance in workshop layouts of power supplys.

[Barry_White]

Harry

According to the SAA Wiring Rules you can only have a maximum of 4 15amp points on 6mm cable.

You could run your 4mm cable and put your GPO's and your lighting on that circuit.

[Harry72]

So the extra 4mm will be the go then I'll call me sparky tomorow, discuss what I need.
He wants some built'ins for his daughter... Ahh mates rates are the best rates!
Thanks for your help Bazza!

[Bob Willson]

This may be resurecting the dead a bit, but as Bob hasn't yet posted his latest findings, may I very humbly ask if the replacemet capacitors are the correct type, that is start or run types, in the correct place?

Hi Outback
Yes, the replacement caps were the correct type etc.

It may be that, as has been suggested, there is something wrong inside the motor. If so, it will have to wait a while as it likely cost a few hundred dollars to fix everything up, and I don't want to spend the money on it right now. In a few weeks I will probably take the whole compressor back to Queensland Trade Tools and get them to look at it for me.

[outback]

No probs Bob, Just a thought, I had a motor a while back whic I suspected had a dicky capacitor, did some swapping around with replacements, started her up, and had the smoke thing happpening, same as you described, so I thought just maybe you had done similar to me.

[Schtoo]

Harry, I might be a bit rusty here but...

Run a second 6mm, stick both into a small sub board in the shed.

IIRC, 6mm can be parralleled as a submain.

Check with the fresh fella, I been off the tools for long enough that I can't recall ALL the details off the top of my head. I'd need a few months to be back up to speed.