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Upgraded AC outlets

I would like to replace my stock AC outlet and would like your comments on your preferences.. PS Audio Power Port, Hubble, etc. Also, what wire guage is code for a 20 amp outlet? My room was wired with 10ga but they only installed a 15 amp outlet and a 15 amp breaker. BTW, I am comming up on my 100th thread and have enjoyed being here!
blueswan

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alexanderj
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20 amp outlet requires a 20 amp breaker and a minimum wire size of 12 gage. Your 10 gage is larger than the required 12 gage.
alexanderj
139 posts
 
Hdm: My 381 has "LEVITON" stamped on the mounting yoke. From a manufacturing standpoint however, about the only thing that tells me is that the Leviton yoke tooling was used (probably to save many tens of thousands of $ in tooling expense). The metal that it stamped could easily be a different alloy and I don't recall a Leviton product with a gold plated yoke.

Tooling plastic components is also extremely expensive, but existing molds often easily work for differently compounded plastics.

A little background info from a former Manufacturing Engineer. Happy Listening!
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