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| Please help I have a strange grounding problem Did this problem start with the changeover to the FIM 880?Is the 880 an isolated ground style recepticle? FIM's website won't come up for me to check. If it is and it is mounted in a conduit type installation you may have NO GROUND connection to t... | |
| Isolated Ground Wiring question......? Isolated ground recepticles are to be mounted in metal boxes so that the recepticle yoke (via the captive screw clip and the mounting screw) are grounded by a seperate grounding means than the "U" terminal. In your case the bare copper wire (romex... | |
| Dedicated outlets, 10ga, and what else? THHN is a type of insulation temperature rated for at least 90 C. BX is a flexible outer jacketed cable with several insulated conductors inside it. My preference would actually be 10 gauge MC which is a metal clad flexible multiconductor cable wh... | |
| Sony TAE 1000 ESD - mute speakers for headphones? Some members find it advantageous to leave their amps on all the time. Seems your only option is to turn yours off to use the headphones. I'm not familiar with the Adcom to know if it has a mute or soft start circuit in it. Obviously start at low ... | |
| AC in-wall cbl for ded circ - enlighten the idiot The UL/CSA standards are to prevent flame propagation through walls. The use of certified wire is required for ALL in wall wiring by the (US & Canada) National Electric Codes. | |
| Where to buy fuse for fuse panel? Years ago I remember some type of metallic adapters that could be slipped over the smaller version cartridge fuses ends (2 required per fuse) that would allow the smaller fuses to be installed in the next size larger holder. Soory I don't remember... | |
| Need Help for Krell Amps KMA 100 mk2 Why not just contact Krell for a copy. They sent me out a copy of the manual for my FPB with no charge (even for postage). | |
| Sony TAE 1000 ESD - mute speakers for headphones? From the manual: "Headphones Jack: Accepts the stereo phono plug of headphones. The jack outputs the sound of front speakers only. To listen to the program source only with the headphones, turn off the power amplifiers as the unit does not turn of... | |
| ARC VT200 or Sonic Frontiers Cmo: If you are really serious about owning ARC amps, you should consider calling ARC (non-toll free number and ask to talk with Warren G their chief "listener". He is very familiar with the entire amplifier line and the product changes. They have... | |
| Urgent help: fuse breaker box for dedicated line? WC86: A general contractor is NOT a licensed electrician. They are seperate training, testing, and certification processes. It seems both the general contractor and you are struggling with the proper equipment to specify/supply. Please hire a lice... | |
| Experience with Audio Research SDP-1 You might want to check with ARC support. I believe the device required a stereo signal to work at all. | |
| Filling speaker cavities with cat litter On a more serious note there may be much better choices of filler. Check with Industrial Abrasives suppliers for some safer (than lead) alternatives such as glass beads or steel shot. Both are rather moisture resistant and come in numerous (small)... | |
| Power cords for krell FPB 250m. Need adapters? You probably have the same cord as my FPB 200 which is the rather strange combination of a 20 amp female IEC with a 15 amp male wall plug. I'm not sure there are many cable manufacturers willing to risk the potential (liability) exposure of creati... | |
| MDF for walls in music listening room Check with your Building Inspector before using only MDF (without an outer layer of sheetrock) as a wall surface. Building codes have a fire resistance requirement (minimun time to penetration) for walls that wooden paneling may not comply with. A... | |
| Upgraded AC outlets 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 me... |