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An Apprentice did’t know what Amperage was inside a Disconnect, and then Master Teaches, Thoughts?

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This video features a master electrician, likely a father, instructing his apprentice sons about identifying the amperage rating of commercial electrical bus plugs and understanding the power distribution to forklift chargers. He emphasizes the importance of observing the wiring (rubber cords) to determine the correct amperage rather than making assumptions, showcasing a practical lesson in commercial electrical work.

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Dude, why would you say 200 or 400 amps? >> What size amperage are those bus ducts? >> 200. >> 200? Dude, why would you say 200 or 400 amps? >> Okay, the first thing you have to look at is look at the rubber cord coming out of it. >> Yeah. >> What size power? You're going to have two or 400 amps coming out of that rubber cord? >> No, this rubber cord is a >> No, it's going to be 32 amps. 32 amps. 32 amps. >> These are rated at 30 amps a piece. >> You know that by just looking at the rubber cords coming down. >> Every rubber cord like that >> always 30 amps? >> No, but you figure rubber cord is usually what? 12 wire or 10 wire? 12 wire is rated at what? >> 20 amps. >> And then 10 wire is rated at? >> Uh 30 amps. >> 30 amps. So, you can see you've got 800 amps coming in, distributed around to all of these, and each one of these has a 30 amp disconnect to power all these forklift chargers. >> I got tricked up because I figured you lose 5 amps if you pull this and hook up the power. >> You got tricked up because you're new, and you're learning, and it's okay. And this is how you learn. Right? Now, if you also look up, you can see there's a vent here which

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