Correct me I am wrong, but I seem to recall from my days working in heavy industry that motors rated at more then 1/2 HP were not permitted to be on a plug and socket arrangement.
Have things changed in that regard? It was something which the Factory Inspector raised at one of our monthly meetings, and as a consequence, we had to down-rate our conveyor motors to 1/2HP or under to comply.
That cannot be correct. I have had a 3 HP compressor on a 13 A plug for decades. (Don't ask me how I avoid it's blowing fuses on start-up!)
I assume that 32 A red Commando sockets are good for about 16 HP.
Correct me I am wrong, but I seem to recall from my days working in heavy industry that motors rated at more then 1/2 HP were not permitted to be on a plug and socket arrangement.
Have things changed in that regard? It was something which the Factory Inspector raised at one of our monthly meetings, and as a consequence, we had to down-rate our conveyor motors to 1/2HP or under to comply.
That cannot be correct. I have had a 3 HP compressor on a 13 A plug for decades. (Don't ask me how I avoid it's blowing fuses on start-up!)
I assume that 32 A red Commando sockets are good for about 16 HP.
