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| New Dedicated Line - Almost No improvement The conversation has degraded to burning in AC power outlets. I think we have lost the plot on the conversation already. Ignorance is bliss... It’s Not about burning-in just any outlet. Two threads of many from the Agon archives... Furutech G... | |
| New Dedicated Line - Almost No improvement laynes OP 7 posts 07-27-2022 at 10:55pm About 35 minutes on the outlets - thanks will check it out. @laynes If I were you I would get the outlets burned in first before spinning your wheels looking for possible AC mains po... | |
| New Dedicated Line - Almost No improvement @laynes How many hours do you have on the outlets??? One of many from the Agon archives... Furutech GTX NCF receptacle break in, how long | |
| New Dedicated Line - Almost No improvement I had an electrician put in a dedicated line (has it’s own breaker switch) which is 10 gauge and two Furutech GTX-D outlets - Rhodium. two Furutech GTX-D outlets - Rhodium. Were the outlets pre burned in? If not they need to be burned in. Se... | |
| Electrical panel emergency disconnect, ground rods and sound quality dmk_hifi OP 46 posts 07-06-2022 at 01:03pm Good stuff. Sounds like brand/type of disconnect doesn’t really matter provided it has the right amp rating. @dmk_hifi WRONG! Your electrician better read 2020 NEC 230.85 very c... | |
| Electrical panel emergency disconnect, ground rods and sound quality @dmk_hifi Plain and simple your electrician didn’t look at the code changes for NEC 2020 edition from the previous 2017 edition. The Emergency Disconnect is for the fireman’s safety when entering a house if there is a fire. As for there still ... | |
| Square D QO Panel Recall EDIT: I said: Before an electrical fire in the panel happens home owners may be loosing appliances and electronic devices. That should read: Before an electrical fire in the panel happens home owners may be losing appliances and electronic d... | |
| Square D QO Panel Recall kingrex OP 66 posts 06-21-2022 at 11:12pm It appears out of 1.5 million panels sold, there is 1 complaint of a non torqued screw. Ya, I read that too. Just a gut feeling a loose neutral connection on the Line side of L1 a... | |
| Square D QO Panel Recall I said: As you know only the unbalanced 120V L1 and L2 to neutral loads returns on the service neutral conductor to the utility power transformer neutral leg. EDIT: It should read: As you know only the unbalanced 120V L1 and L2 to neutral lo... | |
| Square D QO Panel Recall @kingrex said: If arcing had occures and the lug and or neutral bar were burned and required replacement, this would constitute reconditioning. "Reconditioning" defined by 2020 NEC, no. Replace the interior with a new one yes. But not becaus... | |
| Square D QO Panel Recall @kingrex You said: The NEC does not allow for reconditioning of a loadcenter, so you would need to pull the interior out of the panel can and replace it with new. Jmho, 2020 NEC 408.8 (A) does not apply. This does not fall under the definiti... | |
| Square D QO Panel Recall If your Square D QO Load Center panel is on the recall list I suggest you call an electrician to do the job. He will check all the neutral bar assembly connections for tightness, and proper torque. If the electrical panel has been in use for a wh... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? Do not increase the wire size beyond 12 ga. as this is a code violation Not true... FWIW: National Electrical Code 90.1 Purpose: (A) Practical Safeguarding. The purpose of this Code is the practical safeguarding of persons and property f... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? @richopp An Overview of Audio System Grounding and Interfacing Take note of page 16. Read pages 31 thru 36. Note the chart on page 35. AL armored MC measured the second best. Number one being the best where the hot and neutral conductors are ... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? @kijanki +1 Please explain what happens if the power transformer’s secondary winding voltage is lower feeding the rectifier, due to a quick AC mains VD event, and the electrolytic capacitors voltage is higher. Just going from memory the rect... |