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Compressor Requires 16Amp Plug
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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 388279" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>No you can't use an adaptor, as that would put the 16A load through a 13A plug.</p><p></p><p>So what you need is a 16A socket properly wired in by an electrician, which usually means it being fed on it's own circuit from a 16A MCB.</p><p></p><p>Even then you might find the start up current might trip a normal type B mcb, so it might need a type C or even D, so the electrician will have to take that into account when designing the circuit.</p><p></p><p>you say the compressor can either be used on 400V or 230V. I don't think so. What you probably mean is you can order it with a 3 phase 400V motor, or with a single phase 230V motor, but I am pretty sure that's a choice you will have to make when you order it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 388279, member: 6969"] No you can't use an adaptor, as that would put the 16A load through a 13A plug. So what you need is a 16A socket properly wired in by an electrician, which usually means it being fed on it's own circuit from a 16A MCB. Even then you might find the start up current might trip a normal type B mcb, so it might need a type C or even D, so the electrician will have to take that into account when designing the circuit. you say the compressor can either be used on 400V or 230V. I don't think so. What you probably mean is you can order it with a 3 phase 400V motor, or with a single phase 230V motor, but I am pretty sure that's a choice you will have to make when you order it. [/QUOTE]
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