Table saw & Vacuum?

[chl]

Another possibility is the vacuum is tripping the outlet due to EM interference induced in the cord by the motor.

The GFCI's can be sensitive to that.

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[Danface]

Yes, 9.6kW - 7.2kW in bed

Then you could purchase one of these and have 60 amps at 120 volts on each leg of the adaper.


https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEK-3-ft-10-4-Heavy-Duty-Cord-240-Volt-30-Amp-Twist-Lock-Adapter-for-Generator-Cord-ACC01M21/317183948

 

[chl]

Then you could purchase one of these and have 60 amps at 120 volts on each leg of the adaper.


https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEK-3-ft-10-4-Heavy-Duty-Cord-240-Volt-30-Amp-Twist-Lock-Adapter-for-Generator-Cord-ACC01M21/317183948

The max you can have is 30A total on a 30A circuit breaker, even a 240V dual action breaker.

You can't get 60A.

But it's a common mistake, and you will find plenty of on-line posts getting that wrong.

If either branch of the 120v split goes over 30A, the breaker will pop.

You can have 30A on each 120v leg because they are in a split phase system and no more than 30A will pass through the breaker at any time. It's a push-pull situation. The currents in either Hot are the opposite polarity - going in the opposite direction - as the other.

The current in the neutral from one side will be cancelled out by the opposite current from the other side. And if the load on both sides is balanced (and purely resistive) there will be zero net current in the neutral.

The diagram shows a split phase circuit (without the breaker).

With a 240V dual action breaker, if either HOT side circuit pops (by exceeding the current rating), that will pop the other side as well.

Even if one side has no load, then the other can have no more 30A (or 80% of that of it is a continuous load to be safe).

As for wattage (power) you can get 1/2 of the full 7.2kW on one 120v 30A circuit (30A x 120V = 3.6kW) if there is no load on the other, or the full 7.2kW split between the 120v 30A circuits (hots to neutral) if there are loads on both circuits, or on one 240v 30A circuit (hot to hot 7.2kW = 240V x 30A).

See: https://www.quora.com/Does-a-30-amp-double-pole-breaker-have-30-amps-on-each-leg

 

[chl]

The max you can have is 30A total on a 30A circuit breaker, even a 240V dual action breaker.

Here is an diagram that may explain it better - no more than 30A can pass through the 30A breaker on either 120v circuit, on a 240v circuit or some combination of 120v and 240v circuits.

So the current through the breaker is the same current as goes through each hot leg and can be no more than 30A.

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