Wire the Electrical Panel

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What happens here

Install a 60 amp, two-pole circuit breaker into the electrical panel. Connect the black and red No. 6 gauge hot wires to the terminals of this new circuit breaker. Connect the green No. 10 gauge ground wire to the ground bar within the electrical panel. Ensure all connections are tight and secure to prevent arcing and overheating. The video explains that although the Grizzl-E charger can handle up to 80 amps, a 60 amp breaker is used because the customer's BMW EV can only handle up to 48 continuous amps from a Level 2 charger.

Goal: Connect EV charger wiring to the circuit breaker and ground bar in the electrical panel.

Tools and materials

60 Amp Two-Pole Circuit Breaker — Providing overcurrent protection for the EV charger circuit
Screwdriver — Tightening terminal screws on the breaker and ground bar

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flex and my three THHN conductors. Two number six gauge hot wires and one number 10 ground because we are installing a 60 amp circuit breaker. This EV charger is capable of going to 80 amps, but we're installing a 60 amp circuit breaker because the customer has a BMW and that can only handle up to 48 continuous amps from a level two charger. There's my black and red hot wires. Green ground wire is on the ground bar all landed. We are just about to finish. I put the panel cover on, tighten the screws, and boom, we are

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