Al killian
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Not sure where this goes, so if need please move. OK, My temp shop has what should be 150 amps of power. It is split off the pole, one led going to the house and one going to the barn. There is a 200 amp service in the house and a 150 amp in the barn. Main line is rated for 200 amps. Now the big thing is My molder pulls 35 amps on average(unless in a hurry). The feed motor draws 5 amps. His panel is somewhere around 30 plus old. The weird thing is I am running 8 guage wire(pulled from last shop) 25' to the machine. When fireing it up it takes over 30 seconds for it to reach full speed/power. It is on a 50 breaker(orginal to the panel). The motor will actually stop turning, but not tripp the breaker. Could this be a problem with the panel and/or breaker? I had the sme setup in my other shop and never had a problem. If need be I have a 200 amp panel to switch out if need be. Yes I am very knowledgeable about electricity. Just stump by this.