Hello, I'm early in the process of planning finishing a basement. The house is relatively new construction with 200 amp service to a single panel for the home. The panel sits in a room that will likely be a finished bedroom when the remodel is done, so I'm wondering if it makes sense to add a sub panel in the utility room where the walls and ceiling will remain unfinished. My thoughts are it might make finishing the basement a bit easier (although I should have room for new circuits in the existing panel), but really I'm more concerned about future needs. I could see the need for more power in the attached garage for tools or maybe an electric car charger some day. The attached garage happens to be easily accessible from this utility space. I also have considered the possibility of PV solar power in the future, and this would give a nice place to feed to. So with that in mind, does the concept make sense? Not knowing exactly what some of these possible power needs might be, how would you suggest I think about sizing the panel? I've heard 60amp is a pretty cost effective size, but I'm not sure that would be large enough. Any other considerations I should keep in mind? Thoughts appreciated! Thanks, Guy

Hi guys, I'm kind of poking around in the dark here, but hopefully someone can help me out. Here's the deal: I have a DPDT rocker momentary switch that controls a 12V motor. Press and hold the switch one direction, the motor opens a door until it's all the way open. Vice versa, door closes until all the way closed. Opening/closing takes about 3 seconds. If the switch is kept depressed in either direction, the motor will continue to receive power and would most likely burn out eventually. [B]My goal is to convert the momentary rocker switch to a single push-button switch. For example, the switch is pushed and the motor operates until the door is all the way open. Press it again, motor closes the door all the way.[/B] I'd like to accomplish this without having to modify the motor or door. Is there a way to use relays to accomplish this? Something else? I'm somewhat familiar with the standard 5-pin relay but that's it. If this is possible, what type of switch should I use? Thank you in advance!