Posted 10/19/2017 06:39 (#6315835 - in reply to #6315830) Subject: RE: How big of wire do I need?
St. Joseph, Champaign County, IL
You were told correctly. Motor circuits are one exception to having "too small" of a wire size for the size of the breaker. It all has to do with the inrush current vs the running current, and the duration that that inrush current lasts.