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FLAT TV Panel hidding cords
A power cord could not easily be inspected for age deterioration or what ever if concealed inside a wall. It is a safety issue. Power cords shall not be run through wall or be concealed in walls, NEC.Hire an electrician to install an outlet behind... 
Tone arm slow on the drop
Just my 2 cents, I would not use a hair dryer. You could heat up arm pivot lubrication and cause possible damage. Just do as Mofimadness recommended in his post. Exercise the arm lift. You can do so by gently using your fingers on the lift itself. 
Help me solve static electricity problem
Vhiner,Like others have said just add humidity to the room. The static charge is a good warning the air in the room is too dry. Really dry air can cause damage to wood speaker cabinets as well as fine wood furniture. I would also think the dry air... 
Amp transformer buzz/hum from DC on AC line?
I have measured .46 volts DC on the line to both amps.How did you go about measuring the DC voltage on the AC line.DC voltage on the line can cause transformer mechanical noise.http://sound.westhost.com/xfmr.htm#7-noisehttp://www.diyaudio.com/foru... 
Denon or Marantz? Home theater beginner.
Marantz and Denon are owned by the same Japanese company. The Marantz line is considered their higher end..... Best of my knowledge both are made in China...... 
120V or 240V
A third possible difference, that I should have included in my previous post:3)Leakage currents between the ac input and chassis/circuit ground in the amp, that might flow through parasitic capacitances or resistances in the power transformer, wou... 
120V or 240V
Power is power.... easy as PIE..... P = I x E.Power = (watts, VA)I = (amps)E = (volts)NEC 2008210.6 Branch Circuit Voltage Limitations. 210.6 (A) Occupancy Limitation. In dwelling units and guest rooms or guest suites of hotels, motels, and simila... 
120V or 240V
I agree with Kurt tank......Something else to think about, after market power cords. You can not use a standard NEMA 5-15R or a 5-20R 120 V receptacle on a 240V branch circuit. 
Dedicated lines- need break in?
Nilthepill,Glad to hear the electrician terminated the safety equipment grounding conductors in the same panel the branch circuits are fed from. As for the sound you are now hearing, if I understand you correctly, you were not using the R1 recepts... 
Dedicated lines- need break in?
Finally had 2X 20 amp dedicated lines installed with Oyaide outlets with isolated grounds.12-29-09 Nilthepill isolated grounds.? Do you mean connected to an earth ground other than the main earth ground of the main electrical service? 
Dedicated Circuit - Quad Receptacle Question
Theunderlyingtheme,L1 and L2 alternate every other breaker down each side of the electrical panel. Here is a diagram Glen B, a member of AA , supplied in a post. You should not load up one leg, line, with all the 120V heavy load appliances. The 12... 
Dedicated Circuit - Quad Receptacle Question
I assume you are going to hire an electrician to do the job.Have 2 dedicate lines ran instead of one. It won't cost you that much more.Wire, NM-B (Romex example of) minimum size 12-2 W/grd. (One cable for each duplex receptacle/dedicated circuit)H... 
what do you use to remove your tubes?
Donjr,Curiosity killed the cat, did you pull the tubes? Did you have any problem putting them back in? Beats me why a manufacture would recess a tube in a well.... http://www.uptownaudio.com/rogue/Titan.htmLooks like the best way to pull the tubes... 
what do you use to remove your tubes?
They only stick out of my Rogue Cronus Magnum about 3/4 of an inch.Donjr 12-18-09Donjr, 3/4 of an inch?! Getting them out may be the easy part.Reinstalling the tubes, trying to line up the tube pins with the tube socket may be a challenge..... 
What happens if I plugged a 20amp unit..15amp outl
I already have an electrician about to make the change for me......12-17-09: RapogeeRapogee,You will need a 20 amp branch circuit then. #12 awg wire minimum with a 20 amp breaker.Just an added note if the breaker trips on occasion due to start-up ...