I posted this on another forum, but haven't heard from anyone that actually owns this machine, so I'm posting it here in the hope of hearing from some of you that own this 5 HP sander.
Anyone that owns the PM Dual Drum Sander might be able to help me out on this one. PM says that this machine will require at least a 40A breaker, if not a 50A. Seems this has been discussed in the past and I thought owners were using a 30A breaker with 10g wire. The tech tells me that the motor uses 23 - 30 amps full load and he did say that start up with a 5hp motor required a 40A breaker or excessive tripping of the breaker may occur. Any input from those who own this drum sander would be very helpful. I'd like to know what breaker size and wire size you're using. Thanks for the help.