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In the US and Canada, 10 Guage wire will suffice
Unless the ballast is a multi tap primary you can not rewire it for 220 volts.
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I believe you'd have to use a standard set of three way switches and a contactor. Tie the 120 volt coil to the three way switches and the 220 volt contactor to the load.Unless your talking about a 277 volt load, then you can use 277 volt switches.Use a relayYou're probably better off trying to wire a separate 3-way switch circuit (at 110 or even 24 vAC) to control a heavy-duty relay that operates the 220-volt device.
White.
In the US and Canada, 10 Guage wire will suffice
Unless the ballast is a multi tap primary you can not rewire it for 220 volts.
No !
I believe you'd have to use a standard set of three way switches and a contactor. Tie the 120 volt coil to the three way switches and the 220 volt contactor to the load.Unless your talking about a 277 volt load, then you can use 277 volt switches.Use a relayYou're probably better off trying to wire a separate 3-way switch circuit (at 110 or even 24 vAC) to control a heavy-duty relay that operates the 220-volt device.
If you combine two 110 volt power lines it does not give you 220 volts, the voltage will be the same. The only way to turn 110 volts into 220 volts is with a step-up transformer.
The ground wire in a two or three conductor #12 cable is a #14 bare ground wire.
if you are using the pressure switch to control a 3phase pump chances are it already has a magnetic starter and a single pole control circuit i have seen small 3phase air compressors with the contacts driven right off the diaphragm bigger ones usually have 110 volt controls i would be concerned about the current rating of the switch if you are trying to switch the motor directly there are many single phase compressors that run directly from the pressure switch
A breaker is based on wire size, as the breaker protects the wire and not the load. This is a voltage drop question. A #3 copper conductor will limit the voltage drop to 3% or less when supplying 60 amps for 110 feet on a 110 volt system.
Only use 110-120 volt appliances on a 110 volt socket.
When you talk about a 220 volt wire and 110 volt wire, the reference is to the insulation factor of the wire. The amount of amperage that the wire has a capacity to carry is independent to the amount of voltage that can be imposed on the wire. When you see wire with ratings of 300 volts, 600 volts and 1000 volts, these are the highest allowable voltages that can be impressed without going over the manufacturers recommendation of allowable voltages. A wire that is rated for 300 volts indicates that the wire is rated for 120 volts or 240 volts or 277 volts. At test research facilities, equipment is tested to destruction. The maximum voltage rating, that is given to the wire as a result of these tests, is the highest safest voltages that can be applied to that particular type of insulation material. So if you hear an electrician say a wire is good for 110 or 220 volts, what is meant is that the same wire can be used for either 110 or 220 volts. To answer the question, you don't need to change a 220 volt wire to a 110 volt wire because it is good for both voltages.
Wire is wire - is doesn't matter what voltage you use. However, if you are changing the voltage on a device from 240 to 120, given the same power requirement, you may need bigger wires for the doubled current (and increased heat of resistivity).