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| Upgrade Receptacle on 15A breaker The following Wikipedia writeup may be of interest:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_socketsNote this statement: "In new residential construction since about 1992, a 20-amp receptacle with a T-slot for the neutral blade allows either... | |
| Upgrade Receptacle on 15A breaker shouldn't a line with a 15A breaker go no higher than a 15A receptacle? No, it should go no lower than a 15A receptacle. | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? Also, complex systems are LESS fault tolerant than simple systems.I'd add the words "everything else being equal" to that statement. The complex system might have redundancy and fault tolerance designed into it, while the simple system might not.A... | |
| Cd Player Suggestions I have no experience with it, but the Doge 6 certainly looks interesting, selling new at around the bottom of your price range:http://www.pacificvalve.us/DOGE6.htmlRegards,-- Al | |
| Long USB Cable OK? Lokie -- Thanks. Interesting that he's recommending considerably shorter lengths than the usb2 spec specifies. Good to know.Regards,-- Al | |
| Long USB Cable OK? I build my own computers, and the quietest cases I am aware of are some of the Antec's, including the P180 and P182 models, and possibly (although I'm not certain) some of their more recently introduced models. You might find this site of interest... | |
| Long USB Cable OK? According to Gordon Rankin (Wavelength Audio):"2m for 24 bit dacs and 3m for 16bit dacs".Is that for the analog cables, or for usb digital cables from a pc, or for coax or optical digital cables from a cd transport?-- Al | |
| Long USB Cable OK? USB2.0 is specified for a maximum cable length of 5 meters, or about 16.4 feet. You might get away with 18 feet, if you obtained extension cables that add up to that distance. If not, you could put a powered usb hub somewhere in the middle of the ... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? Is the general consensus that I should keep everything except the tube preamp on at all times due to the high frequency of usage?I'm hesitant to declare that we have a general consensus. But in terms of reliability I would say the diversity of opi... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? Kijanki -- Good questions. I don't want to get into non-electronic things, because I'm not particularly knowledgeable about them. But consider a transistor or integrated circuit. Envision a plot of failure rate vs. component age, based on the assu... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? Kijanki -- What I meant about supercomputers was that a failure will occur somewhere in the system frequently, perhaps daily, but the systems are designed with redundancy that allows them to continue to function despite the failure, and while the ... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? Kijanki -- I was NOT one of those who said that a ss amp is more prone to fail if switched on and off -- please re-read the posts I have made in this thread.Audio gear does not contain a small number of components. A typical high-end system will c... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? You won't fint MTBF on any datasheet of any transitor, diode, IC (digital or analog) etc. - probably because it is in order od few hundred years. Yes, but when you combine hundreds or thousands of devices into a system, the several hundred year mt... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? semiconductors, resistors, capacitors etc don't have MTBF (not in our lifetime). They operate practically forever (except electrolytic caps).Not true at all, unless you are referring to a single part operating by itself, which you are not. The com... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? I guarantee that ANY electronics will have a much higher failure rate when turned On/Off vs leaving it on.Your guarantee is a considerable over-generalization at best.For starters, your guarantee totally ignores how often the equipment is turned ... |