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| Best banana plugs 2016 Take a look at Furez - they have different cable sizes and two flavours - set screw mount and crimped...http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-TSTSB40Ag-Silver-Plated-Copper-Banana-Plug-Connectors-Pair-FZ...I’ve tried the Silver plated set screw m... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise Lowrider - since you will be juggleing swtches - I believe the best place for the two phase switches will be closest to the end of the panel where the incoming wire connects to it - that way any noise will dissipate back to the supplyThe audio swi... | |
| DIY AC Cable advice 1. They would be #8 or #10 - 10 gauge spades2. There are a number of electronics retailers online - like this onehttps://www.grainger.com/product/3M-12-to-10-AWG-Standard-Fork-WP5825290/_/N-qe7?EndecaKeyword=spade...I have not tried this company b... | |
| DIY AC Cable advice Dvavc - Based on cunductivity, silver being the best, I did not bother trying anything else.Other metals may be harder and more durable, but I consider conductivity to be the most important asset of any metal used in audio applications.Having remo... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise Lowrider - in your depiction of your panel - for two lines on the same phase....You would have one switch on 19 and the other on 20 - which would be PHASE BAlternatively, you could have the switches placed at locations 17 and 18 - which would be o... | |
| Treating Floor in New Construction - Reducing Footfall and Vibration Dweller with a 30x30 room the listening position might have been located in a "NULL zone" - was the poor bass performance the same all over the room.Without any acoustic treatments you should get hotspots and cold spots for bassAlso - I have found... | |
| Treating Floor in New Construction - Reducing Footfall and Vibration Stickman - One thing that I know for sure will stiffen a floor is to use good quality ply wood, glued directly to the joists.The houses in our development were built with that cheapo board made from large flakes of wood. When I upgraded my kitchen... | |
| Internal Power Surges and Dedicated Circuits I consider any type of conditioning as a last resort that depends on the state of the power supply.If the supply is good you’d be much better off spending that money on good power cables.If the supply has a lot of problems, then it’s definitely wo... | |
| Internal Power Surges and Dedicated Circuits Kenny - just been reading a little about modern appliances and found out that if an appliance has any kind of digital controller in them, the motors are probably "supressed" to avoid blowing the control circuitIn which case there is no need to add... | |
| Internal Power Surges and Dedicated Circuits Kenny - I would suggest a trip to an Electrical Supply Store, (NOT Home Depot) since they will have products that can probably fit into the distribution panel you currently havePersonally I have not found a need for such devices.A company called ... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise Lowrider - The box you have is just another variant of a two phase supply.The electrician will simply use two switches and ensure they are on the same phase - e.g. switch positions 7 and 8 or 9 and 10 (assuming they are available.)It does not matt... | |
| Internal Power Surges and Dedicated Circuits Now I understand :-)OK - first off there is no one-size-fits-all answer to this one, since it really depends on the power supply to your house, the power company and the supporting local infrastructure.Power surges (increases in voltage) experienc... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise One last thing - while you have the electrician there, get them to check all the connections and the state of the power bus.if the panel is 40+ years old it might be worth getting it upgraded - all things oxidize with time and bad joints can aggri... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise forgot to add, the most noise you will hear from two phase motors is when they turn off and on, normally via a solenoid relay. Any more than that and I would co sider having the motor replaced - it's past its prime.My furnace has a setting that ru... | |
| Dedicated Line Advise Lowrider - if your panel is like mine (i.e. a two bank North American panel ) - the adjacent switches in each "bank" of switches (i.e. if you have multiple banks) alternate between the two phases - e.g. BANK "A" BANK "B"Switc... |