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Dedicated power

I'm looking to run a dedicated 30a and dedicated 20a line to my system directly from the fuse box. 
I currently have some florescent lights and some other junk on the line so I'm hoping it will be an improvement. Things sounds like they are straining somewhat when you crank things up. The amp will go on the 30a line and the digital stuff on the 20a. 
Anyone done this and saw improvements? 
mofojo
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The lights are wired on a separate circuit, it was a 2800 watt sunfire subwoofer, playing telarc time warp. I've seen lights blink in too many different systems to believe it could just be dirty connections. It has to be voltage drop on the line.
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The feeder line from the main service panel to the sub panel is 65' and it's 2awg. That same sunfire sub did the same thing in my friends system and the circuit was only 20' from the main panel.   2800 watts is quite a bit of power.
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ieales
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Sunfire XTEQ:
  • Input Power100-120 / 220-240 V~, 50/60Hz, 900W
  • Output Power   3,000 Watt
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2800W is way overload for a 15A breaker, moderate overload for a 20A.  It's enough to cause a breaker grief, particularly an aged one.

One thought, what are the street input connections like? I've seen some really horrible stuff in the meter and into the box.
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I haven't checked street input connections, I had to install a new service about 28 years ago, because the ice on the roof took the mast down. I don't seem to have any problem with my hot tub or air conditioner. The breaker is only 2 years old.
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