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?
markus1299

Showing 2 responses by jea48

Thanks guys for your input. Is there a prefered splicing guide somewhere that I might consult or is it just a twist and shield situation?
08-10-09: Markus1299
Markus are you going to do this job yourself or are you having an electrician do the job? I assume from looking at your system you will hire an electrician.

The electrician you hire will have his preferences how he likes to make a splice.

I would recommend he first twist the (2) #10 solid conductors together clockwise.
Then cut off the end of the twisted pair even, leaving about 1" of bare copper showing.
Next install a grey Scotchlok Electrical Spring Connector over each twisted pair of #10 wires.

If you want an air tight connection solder the wires after they have been twisted together and then install the grey Scotchlok over the wires.

The Scotchlok should be turned on clockwise as tight as possible..... tight..... for the spring connector to work properly.


What was installed, based on my reviewing the runs, was inside metal conduit (which i believe is code in my area considering how it was run - semi exposed in a "crawl space" ceiling. There were 3 wires + - ground.
08-18-09: Ckoffend
There were 3 wires + - ground.
Four individual insulated conductors? More than likely THHN/THWN insulation......
Like 2 hots, 1 white neutral, and 1 green ground conductor?
If yes, you have a 3 wire multi conductor branch circuit. Two separate circuits with a shared neutral. Not 2 dedicated circuits.
Not particularly good for audio equipment connected together by ics.
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