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Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Edit to my last post.Do you know the ampere rating of the circuit breaker mounded in the back rear panel of the amp? 15 amp? 20 amp? Do you know if it is a magnetic trip breaker only?Should read, Do you know the ampere rating of the circuit breake... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Audiolabyrinth,Krell chose to use a 125V 15 amp plug on the unit because the 125V 15 amp duplex is the standard wall receptacle found in dwelling units, homes, in the US and Canada. Krell did choose to use the 15 amp plug for economic reasons. Not... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Thanks Al for your response to my post above..Jim 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Listen everyone, I have a dedicated line rated above 30 amps!, their is no issues,I have said numerous times, I have a 10/3 romex, meaning 10 awg 3 conductor dedicated line, it is the same as the captive cord on my krell 700cx, seems no one is lis... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Edit for previous first post dated 03-03-15: Jea48NEC Code210.21 (B)(3) Receptacle Rating. Where connected to a branch circuit supplying two or more receptacles or outlets, receptacles ratings shall conform to the values listed in table 210.21(B)(... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
See page #5Full Power BalancedX Series Power AmplifiersAC POWER GUIDELINESThe Full Power Balanced 300cx and 350Mcxamplifiers need to be operated from a dedicatedAC power line rated at a minimum of 15amps. The Full Power Balanced 700cx,750Mcx, 400c... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Jim, you do not understand, Krell runs 30 amp braker on every krell 700cx, 750mcx amp there at the factory, BTW, I have 4 fuses, well with-in the current capability useing a 30 amp breaker, as I said befor, I am not useing all the 30 amps!,however... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Jea48, Asit turns out, my krell manual for my amp says to use 20 amp single pole breaker min, they put it in their manual, that means 20am will work, really terrible, but you can get by, the 30 amp single pole allows my amp to get the correct curr... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Krell should be ashamed of themselves "IF" they are telling someone to install a 30 amp breaker when their equipment is designed and manufactured using a 15 or 20 IEC inlet connector connected to a NEMA rated 125V 15 or 20 amp plug by a cord that ... 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
Garyhead,The Tice Service Bulletin #5 from April 1991 does nothing to meet UL or electrical code safety standards of the US in 1987 let alone 1991.Connecting the safety equipment ground from the mains wall receptacle to the green ground screw of o... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Al, Thanks for your response to my previous post.Jim 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Al,Thanks for finding that particular post by Atmasphere. I believe he has at least one more out there he either posted here on Agon or AA where he goes into more detail the effect a voltage sag can have on the filter caps of a power supply. The p... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
LOL, I get a kick out of some of you guys that say a dedicated circuit is not needed to improve the sound of an audio system. It will sound its' best just plugged into a regular convenience outlet branch circuit. I guess the same could be said for... 
Amp and preamp on same outlet?
Your punishment has been reduced to publicly wearing a sign stating "I have my amp and preamp on the same circuit."Onhwy61I have my preamp and amp plugged into the same 20 amp dedicated branch circuit and the digital on another. Works great for m... 
Motorboating after tube change
Jim, :-) I suspect that you looked at the tube datasheets either with an iPad or some such device having a very small screen, or without putting your glasses on :-)The two tube types have identical pinouts for their filaments (pins 4 and 5, with t...