immatthewj
Responses from immatthewj
| Dedicated circuits Thank you, @bigtwin , and a 20A outlet really isn't really rated to carry more current than a 15A outlet . . . the 15A outlet just does NOT have the 'T' and that is only a saftey feature. Am I understanding that correctly? | |
| Dedicated circuits Thank you, @bigtwin and @builder3 Okay, the 20A breakers are going back in. I believe that one of the misconceptions I had was that the 20A outlet was actually a heavier duty outlet built to safely carry more current than a 15A outlet . . . that ... | |
| Dedicated circuits You can plug numerous items into a 15A receptacle that exceed 15 amps, portable heaters come to mind. My Skilsaw. The outlet is undersized for the circuit, and the potential load(s). @builder3 wouldn’t one be better off if the outlet was oversi... | |
| Dedicated circuits @immatthewj A 15A receptacle on a 20A breaker is not an issue as any 15A appliance will never exceed the wiring in the circut. The reverse of a 20A outlet on a 15A circut is where the potential of fire comes into play. We assume the breaker will... | |
| Dedicated circuits @bigtwin , actually it was me, not @jea48 who was wondering about a 15A circuit breaker on a 20A circuit. Anyway, I am not trying to be argumentative, I was just thinking that if the circuit breaker is designed be the weakest link in the circui... | |
| Dedicated circuits The breaker handle rating determines the size of the branch circuit, not the wire. @jea48 okay, I understand that. But what I was getting at was wouldn’t a circuit with Romex and outlets rated for 20A but protected by a breaker that will trip a... | |
| Dedicated circuits If you have an electrical fire as a result of your non-NEC code compliant installation, your insurance can deny your claim. In order to make this code compliant, you need to put a 20-amp breaker before a 20-amp receptacle. I think folks should b... | |
| Dedicated circuits Another question sort of related to the dedicated circuit topic: either here or on AA I once read something to the effect that the class D of most powered subs would "dirty up" the power for whatever other audio component was on the same circuit... | |
| Microphonic from Vacuum Tubes? @acman3 +1 I have had unlistenable crackling and pops from streaming a bad file. It would be nice if you used a different source to see if it occurs without streaming. | |
| Dedicated circuits @dpop okay, I can happily live with that! | |
| Dedicated circuits Thanks for that @dpop , I decided to do 3 dedicated circuits about 25 years ago. I didn’t know then and still don’t know a whole lot about this stuff, but I used to work with a bunch of shade tree carpenters & electricians & I bought a boo... | |
| Dedicated circuits Isn't one of the selling points of a dedicated circuits that other loads are eliminated which would dirty up the power to your audio components? Not necessarily that you have more current available, but "better" current? | |
| Microphonic from Vacuum Tubes? @jb1 , OP isn't sure which component in his system is causing the anomaly, and since they are all from different manufacturers. . . . Also, I own Cary products and I like them very much, but do you know what now happens when you call Cary up for... | |
| Microphonic from Vacuum Tubes? @buellrider97 , as a fellow Cary amp owner, which Cary amp was that? @xcool I'm inclined to think that the culprit could be something with the preamp or the new tubes. I understand gut feelings. As we have the same preamp, I follow your thr... | |
| Primaluna or not Primaluna It will use tube rectification and not solid state rectification (because I have heard solid state rectification takes away the tube sound). My first tube amp was a Cary SLA 70 (I still have it) and it has tube rectification. I bought a pair o... |