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2007年4月25日 · Aorund here we use the 320 amp meter base for a 400 amp service. A 200 amp is rated 160 amp continuous and 200 non continuous. A 400 amp base is the same 400 amp noncontinuous and 320 continuous. In your situation you can just add a 100 amp panel and use the 320 amp or what I call a 400 amp meter base.
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2007年10月14日 · Retired Electrical Contractor. Oct 14, 2007. #2. sdukette said: Hi folks, I believe I know the correct answer but would appreciate your professional comments. A 200 amp service is run into a 100 amp rated panel and main breaker. The 100 amp breaker is going to limit the amperage going out of the panel, however the panel is only rated for 100amps.
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2021年7月24日 · I guess what I'm asking is does the 200 amp breaker in the ATS become the main and therefore I would have to run 4/0 AL to a 100 amp panel? Which becomes a sub panel. Some guys are telling me no, that it is just a switch not actually the main and the service size stays #2 cause both the generator and the panel are 100 amp.
Proper Grounding and installation of 200 amp service
2013年2月18日 · System is properly grounded. 2) In house with copper water pipes install system grounding conductor in 200 A combination panel by running insulated green wire to copper water pipe (before water meter) and attach using an appropriate connector. From the meter base run 2 black and one white to combination panel with main disconnect.
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2019年9月4日 · Yeah its a lot more for the 2-200. A 225 is basically the same cost as the 200, other than larger wire which I would be going with larger for VD anyway as this is about 300 feet. Just the class 320 socket alone is $350 more by the time you add lugs.
200 amp service, 200 or 100 per leg? | Information by Electrical ...
2009年2月5日 · Nope, the initial statement is correct. A 200 amp single phase 120/240 v service can provide 200 amps at 240 volts, or it can also provide 400 amps at 120 volts. I didn't mean to imply that it could provide both simultaneously. If we look at this in terms of volt amps: 240v * 200a = 48000 VA 120v * 400a = 48000 VA Either way the capacity is the ...
400amp Service with 2 200amp Panels - Mike Holt's Forum
2019年6月1日 · What is the correct way to do a 400 amp service with 2 200amp panels? Or a 600 amp with 3 200amp main breaker panels? Do I need a gutter above the panel with taps, or can I run 3/0 from each panel to the whether head? What about grounding and bonding two or 3 main panels? The service in question is 3 phase.
1 service feeding 2- 200 amp panels. | Information by Electrical ...
2023年2月15日 · It seems like 230.40 exception #3 wouldn't allow 2 sets of service conductors to the dwelling unit alone. It would only allow 2 sets if one also serves an accessory structure. At least thats how I interpret that. It seems like 230.2 allows for 2 sets of service conductors to the dwelling IF they are 1/0 or larger.
dumb question - 200 amp, 3 phase, 208 volt | Information by …
2008年11月4日 · We have what the pros refer to as 200 amp 3 phase service, 208 volts. I just used my amp meter and recorded how many amps we have going down each phase. I added them all up, 112 amps. Now, my question is, does 200 amp 3 phase service mean we get 200 amps total when you add up the use of each phase OR does 200 amp 3 phase service mean …
Max Solar Backfeed on a 200A Residential Service
2020年6月9日 · Usually the most liberal is the one known as the 120% rule. You take the amapacity of the bus itself inside the panel, (which may be 200A or 225A and it is difficult to determine which is the case for your panel), multiply by 1.2, and subtract the main breaker amperage. For a 200A bus and keeping original 200A main breaker, you get 240-200 = 40A.