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Dedicated lines

A few years back, I had an electrician install 3 dedicated 10 ga runs for my audio equipment and the results were really great. I now need to move my equipment further down the wall they are located on and need to move the 3 dedicated outlets. Is it imperitive that I rerun all 3 lines to the new location or can I splice on to the exsisting wires to relocate the sockets. What kind of voltage drop will I see and will this be a bad situation for my equipment?
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gbart
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The only hospital grade cable I am aware of is type AC or MC (armored) hospital grade cable.

http://www.afcweb.com/pdfs/afc_cable_catalog/afc_hcf_lite_120_0704.pdf

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gbart
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CKoffend, wire/cable cannot be type NM and MC at the same time. You must have misunderstood what the electrician told you. Type NM (non-metallic) is your typical Romex. Type MC (metal clad) is armored cable. The armor may be either aluminum or steel. There is no standard wire/cable with "purer" or "less purer" copper. The only advantage to hospital grade cable is that it has an insulated ground wire which serves as a redundant ground. The metal casing of standard armored cable normally serves as the ground.
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