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Dedicated Line, Surge and Safety

As I'm getting ready to have a dedicated line installed a few safety quesions have come to mind.

1)Will 10-2 wire conduct a stronger surge and increase the risk for damage?

2)Every electrician,besides my electrician,says that using 10-2 wire is overkill and my house will get set on fire. Certainly this is not desireable but all authorities on dedicated lines I've consulted suggest 10-2.

What's the bottom line on dedicated line safety?

Thanks - Jack
gooddomino
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timo
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Thanks, Rex!
tombowlus
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After consulting with Ernie (Subaruguru) I installed two dedicated lines, one using 12AWG Teflon-insulated Belden wire, and one using 10AWG Romex (for my amps). The difference was not subtle. Before I installed the dedicated lines, I had my entire system powered using the existing, shared line. My amps had been bordering on clipping when trying to drive my Thiel CS3.6's to even moderate levels. After giving them a dedicated line, I never saw the distortion lights flicker even once, even at loder listening levels.

The nice thing about the Belden wire Ernie sells is that if you have any left over, you can make some very nice power cords out of it.

Good luck, Tom.
shopsmartjazz
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Are these wires available at Home Depot?
tombowlus
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Romex is available at Home Depot. Belden is not.
jzzmn88
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I'm glad this question was asked as I am thinking about placing dedicated lines in my house as well.
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