Re: Electrical

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

On 9/27/2023 5:08 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> In my process of adding an EV charging station I had wanted to add
> another 20 amp 220V outlet for occasional use of other 220V equipment in
> the garage.  (band saw, radial arm saw, non business CNC machine, etc)
> With the 50 amp breaker for the charging station the sub panel is now
> full.  They make high density breakers (4 poles in the space of 2), but
> I was unable to find one for this panel.
>
> I know the odds of one of you being specifically familiar is slim, but
> its worth a shot.
>
> Before somebody says, "Did you try Home Depot?" in a dry nasally voice.
> Yes I tried all the usual easy suspects.
>
> The sub panel is a GE PowerMark Gold Load Center. I am looking for a
> drop in 4 pole high density breaker in the configuration of 20/20-20/20.
>  Â It looks like the Siemens breakers with a UNV suffix may be a correct
> fit, but the outside poles on the only one I found were 15 amp.  All the
> existing circuits are 20 amp.  The panel is currently being used as a
> sub panel, and is full at the moment.  Other Siemens breakers I found
> that appeared to be a match will not physically fit.  They have a
> blocker plate on the connections, and the physical gap in the middle is
> to narrow.
>
> I did also look for a GE solution since its a GE panel, but was unable
> to find anything at all.  I would ask them if they had a solution I had
> not found, but they make accepting all cookies and agreeing to receive
> SPAM a condition of contact.
>
> The suffix UNV I found with the 15 amp poles was at Lowes. I did not
> physically try it, but visually it appears to have the correct gap to
> fit around the plastic rejection tab in the panel, the correct depth for
> the contact lugs, and correct snap in length when compared directly with
> the 50 amp GE breaker I used for the EV station.
>
>

As I sit out here trying to find another breaker I just received a
couple images via text from my wife.  She has plugged the new EV station
into her car for the first time and it appears to be working.

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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff


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