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| Amp Shutting Down, need help Sailcappy,No I would not use the lightning bare 4/0 ground wire for an auxiliary equipment ground..... That could open up a whole new can of warms.• I attached a three way strip I had lying around into the end of the extension cord. I then plugged... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Sailcappy,I forgot to ask. Is your friend, that works for the power company, an Electrical Engineer? An electrical technician?The reason I ask is your friend qualified, confident, to preform work inside the electrical panel of your apartment?Nothi... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Sailcappy,Thanks for the detailed start up procedure.1. Prior to doing anything I check that the rear breaker On/Off switch is set to the off position and the front Standby/Active switch is set to the Standby position......."and the front Standby/... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Look! Every time I get close to addressing and finishing a few paragraphs in response, all you guys quickly sneak in answers and more questions! So, I'll just sit patiently in the corner with a "filthy bed-wetter" sign on and wait fer a bit. :-D 0... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Hi Swampwalker,I believe when the amp is first powered up using the switch breaker on the rear panel of the amp the breaker holds in the standby mode..... The proper shut down procedure is to first push the power button on the front panel of the a... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Hi Al,4. Not sure what you are asking the 15amp breaker which is the on/off switch for the breaker trips it to the off position when I noticed this drop. Remember this happens after i go from standby mode to Active mode.08-21-12: SailcappyFrom wha... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Hi Al,By chance did you read the Cary owner manual?http://caryaudio.com/pdfs/manuals_2012/Model7.250_manual.pdfCAUTION.If the unit is in active mode and power is removed, it will remain activated when power is restored.>>>So it looks to m... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help 2. The 50’ extension cord has the following information imprinted on the jacket 16/3. I assume that means 16 gauge times three wires.Correct...The cord impedance is limiting inrush current through the magnetic breaker of the Cary amp when the amp ... | |
| 3 preamps with transformer hum, DC on the line? Gbart,Thanks for the info. I printed out your post, with email address and links, for future reference.I suggest others do the same in case the post disappears..... Sure do miss the old Agon email member feature.....Jim | |
| 3 preamps with transformer hum, DC on the line? Airkitty,If you posted an email address Gbart might contact you..... Not sure what he charges to build a DC blocker.. | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Hi Al,I hoped you would see my post.As Metro04 pointed out more than likely the electrical equipment grounding conductor for the branch circuits is the metallic conduit, boxes, and fittings. Back in the 1970s that was acceptable per NEC and more t... | |
| Amp blowing fuses ...... one is blowing 3A slo-blo fuses instantly on powerup.I've thought about trying a 4A fuse but ......Rawinsonde Sounds like a dead short. I would not increase the fuse size.Take the amp to a repair shop..... Possible problem could be a shorte... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Things known.From the Cary's owners manual.*Uses a soft start circuit. That limits inrush current.*Has built in DC offset filter protection. (That would be after the magnetic circuit breaker)*Uses a magnetic trip circuit breaker. (Would not be my ... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help "Is the breaker a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) or an AFCI (Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter)? These type of breakers have a test trip push button on them."There are no test trip buttons on any of the circuit breakers in the breaker panel.0... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Jea48: As you know, "inrush" current is typically instantanious - with PS filter caps charged to 95+% within a few seconds, or so, for most high-power amps.08-15-12: Metro04 Note he's stating the breaker consistantly trips "after 20 seconds", 08-1... |