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Dedicated line question

If a piece of equipment requires a dedicated line/ outlet, is it imperative that that outlet be directly connected to its own breaker, or is it no different than if say one breaker/ fuse impacted 6 outlets but the other 5 outlets had and would never have anything plugged into them?
esthlos13
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artemus_5
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Yes. If its on the same circuit as another item then it is not a dedicated line, is it? It's a shared line.
cissado
113 posts
 
OP, you are thinking correctly.  In that sense, same draw as long as you don't plug anything else in.
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millercarbon
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What you are talking is not a dedicated line, which by definition is one breaker one wire one outlet. You can have multiple gangs in the outlet. But the minute you start stringing it to others it is no longer dedicated.
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fuzztone
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Party line. You want a crank with that?
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jasonbourne52
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No piece of audio gear requires a dedicated line! Who told you such nonsense? A preamp, power amp, streamer, DAC ... don’t draw much current. They are not stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers which suck up a lot of current!
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