immatthewj
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| Dedicated circuits @mesch and @everyone else who took the time to clarify this concept for me--thank you. I may be a little bit dyslectic when it comes to this stuff--the way I was seeing it was that with a 20A outlet & 12-2 connecting it to the box, I had a 20A... | |
| Dedicated circuits . . . you see, my misunderstanding was that I was considering the outlet part of the Romex. In other words, since is legit to run heavier Romex in a circuit than what the breaker is rated for, I was thinking that the same would apply to the outlet... | |
| Primaluna or not Primaluna Buy the PL, and call it a day. I mean, we’re talking EIGHT EL 34’a I’m in heaven with 4. I can’t imagine 8 of them! Winged C Soviets is all you need. Trust me. @coltrane1 , I didn't know that Svetlanta Winged Cs could still be found? | |
| Dedicated circuits Thank you, @jea48 . FWIW, what you did is electrically safe,... It just doesn’t meet code. I am putting the 20A breakers back in tomorrow. In the event of a catastrophe, even an unrelated catastrophe, I'd rather meet code and not be trying t... | |
| 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... |