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Arrange circuit breakers in panel

Hello
           I've been following the discussions on this forum for many years, first time I've posed a question. I am in the process of adding two more dedicated lines to my rig. I was wondering, has there been a consensus on the best location, within the main service panel, of the placement of the audio/video breakers? I realize load balancing will dictate space used, but I've read that folks will place double pole breakers at the top of panel (in my case Square D QO 200 amp main panel) and some prefer single pole breakers toward the top. Has anyone experimented, come up with a better arrangement of the breakers? As long as I have the panel open, thought I might try to squeak a little more SQ out of the rig. Thanks.
crazyjoe

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tomic601
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i forgot to add clean and tight and the highest quality breakers you can find, put your panel on a maintenance schedule as heat and load cycles can loosen connections. ( and in my case close proximity to salt water and therefore salt fog )

Heavy - good to see you weigh in also, hello to Rabbit and the pup.
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tomic601
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get your ugly loads ( motors, switch mode stuff ) on the opposite leg of those two dedicated lines.
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