What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines?


I’m about to have two 20A dedicated lines installed. What type of wire should I use? I know there are differences of opinion on whether to use 10 AWG or 12 AWG, however the link below makes a great case for using even 8 AWG solid core copper on longer runs like mine will be (50 ft), to ensure a lower resistance, lower voltage drop over the long run, and therefore more access to instantaneous current for my Gryphon Diablo 300. The wire would need to be stepped down to 10 AWG to connect with the receptacle. The article actually states that the thickness of the wire is more important than the fact that it is dedicated…

Assuming I want to follow this advice, which again makes sense to me, where would I find such wire to give to my electrician?

 

nyev

Showing 1 response by pwayland

@Nyev my 2 cents would be... if you are going to the trouble to provide low impedance AC mains, please rethink any "power conditioner". The power supply of your sweet amp will absolutely have all the power conditioning it requires... I run my sources with conditioning, and earth grounded. I use a bridge rectifier circuit ( N. Pass circuit)  for earth grounding on my amps which only activates on short. I would consult Gryphon on grounding scheme.