Motor Starting Current

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harryc

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I am outfitting a 8' x 28' trailer as a mobile shop, I would like to use a cyclone for dust collection. While in some locations it would have a 230 volt 50 amp power company feed so that should be no problem with starting current. When not near a power connection power would be provided by a Hobart welder/generator that is rated at 10,000 watts intermittent, 9500 watts continous (230 volts @ 43 amps) would this be enough to handle the starting requirement?
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Harry,
The motor will draw about 100 amps for a few seconds on start up. However, I believe it would work fine with 43 amps. It will start with a 20 amp circuit breaker so 43 amps should work fine. It might startup a little slower, but I don't think you would notice the difference.

Ed
 
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