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Simple question, or is it...
Electrical energy delivered to the load is flowing entirely through the dielectric between the conductors. Very little energy flows in the conductors themselves, Stay on point..... 
Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
Mother earth’s ground connection (example ground rod/s) main purpose is for lightning protection.You can drive as many ground rods as you want as long as they are all tied together and one wire is extended and connected to the main electrical serv... 
Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues
New service drop. New meter socket. New service entrance conduit and wire from meter socket to a new electrical panel. (Including breakers).  System grounding up date as needed.    Electrical permit.$1900..... That’s a good price. Jim  
Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues
uberwaltz11,178 posts 05-04-2020 7:18pm Am I missing something here?Surely all of this should be on the electric company provider to make good and safe?Here if I was even to look at anything on the incoming side of my main panel JEA would likely... 
Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues
I plan on having the entire outside cable run plus meter lid replaced. The cable from meter to service panel was inspected and is ok. The cable from meter to service panel was inspected and is ok. @lowrider57 Inspected by who? The city AHJ?In my... 
Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues
@lowrider57 If it were me I would have the electrical service replaced. It looks like it is well overdue.How about the electrical panel? How old is it? How about the branch circuit wiring? Is it time to do a rewire?Jim. 
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https://ibb.co/qpQnYf5 Looking at the picture again it looks like the back of the connector may be buried slightly in the outer stucco cement finish. Hard to really tell from looking at the picture.If you want to get a good water tight seal you ma... 
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@lowrider57 Pictures are worth a thousand words......Especially this one..... https://ibb.co/qpQnYf5 Your service entrance drop is a cable. It is not a conduit with wire installed in it as I imagined. It appears to me rain water is entering betwee... 
Marantz 8b power cord replacement
jetter1,790 posts 04-30-2020 10:17am OK, amateur here, so those electronically oriented please advise if totally off the wall.Can’t you simply wrap the cord with electrician’s tape? Run it length wise along the cord and wrap around?If so, use a ... 
Marantz 8b power cord replacement
If the power cord is 16 gauge then you could buy one of these and just cut off the IEC connector. It appears the Marantz 8B uses a 3.5 amp slow blow AC line fuse. Just a guess the full load amps of the Marantz amp is around 2.8 amps. #16 gauge cop... 
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There are 3 lines from the pole that run parallel to all the rowhomes; 2 heavy gauge, one thin cable. They are mounted to the rear wall and extend about 15" outward and 12" below the square weatherhead. Wow. Well, it sounds like the utility power... 
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CORRECTION: Next thing to look at closely...... Look closely how the two 240V insulated wires and the bare neutral conductor of the triplex are spliced, connected, terminated, to the two black insulated conductors and the bare neutral conductor th... 
Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues
@lowrider57 Picture.https://www.pinterest.at/pin/160300067962784594/ The picture shows a typical fed overhead electrical service where the meter socket and mast pipe are surface mounted. (Yes I know yours is concealed with a semi- flush mount fron... 
Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues
.There’s a water leak in the conduit from my roof down to the meter and the seal into the pan has worn away. Is the meter socket on the outside of the house? Is the meter socket surface mounted on the outside of the house? OR Is the meter socket ... 
Bias adjustment
@ richfrank I know what I read on the VOM and it was reading 80 mA as it should be, Shouldn’t the bias be set at 75mA as the manual says? Bias Adjustment Set bias for both sides of the amplifier to 75mA As oldhvymec mentioned in his post is th...