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There may be an "open neutral" somewhere either in your breaker panel or in the meter base.

Contact a qualified electrician to help solve the problem. An open neutral causes one leg of the electrical service to be "low" voltage, while the other leg goes "high". That can result in premature failure of electrical components, such as light bulbs, electronic devices and electric motors.

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If you have a transformer with 140 turns on the primary side and 8 turns on the secondary With 120Vrms across the primary side what is the voltage across the secondary side?

Output from secondary is about 6.8V rms, on no load. On the primary side, you have 140 / 120 = .86 volts per turn. Therefore, on the secondary side you will have 8*.86 = 6.8 volts.


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What size of fuse should be used for 75 hp 415v 3 phase motor connection?

To answer this question, wire size is rated in the amount of amperage that it can legally carry. Fuse sizing is based on the amperage that the wire carries. The formula to find amperage when the HP is known is I = HP x 746/1.73 x E x %eff x pf. A standard motor's efficiency between 5 to 100 HP is .84 to .91. A standard motor's power factor between 10 to 100 HP is .86 to .92. Amps = 30 x 746 = 55950 = 55950/ 1.73 x 415 x .87 x .87 = 55950/550 = 101 amps. The electrical code states that a motor conductor has to be rated at 125% of the motors full load amperage. 101 x 125% = 126 amps A #2 copper conductor with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 130 amps. Fusing for this motor will be, non time delay fuse 300 amps, time delay fuse 175 amps or a circuit breaker rated at 250 amps.

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If you have a transformer with 140 turns on the primary side and 8 turns on the secondary With 120Vrms across the primary side what is the voltage across the secondary side?

Output from secondary is about 6.8V rms, on no load. On the primary side, you have 140 / 120 = .86 volts per turn. Therefore, on the secondary side you will have 8*.86 = 6.8 volts.


If you have a transformer with 140 turns on the primary side and 8 turns on the secondary. With 120Vrms across the primary side what is the voltage across the secondary side?

Output from secondary is about 6.8V rms, on no load. On the primary side, you have 140 / 120 = .86 volts per turn. Therefore, on the secondary side you will have 8*.86 = 6.8 volts.


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8 + 6 = 14 and 40 + 80 = 120. So therefore 48 + 86 = 14 + 120 which is 134


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