Power cord 15amp and 20amp

Jim, sorry for the confusing attribution in my post. I am not Jim Aud of Purist Audio design. I was merely quoting something he explained to me over the phone a few months back.

My name is Neil.

I'm glad though, that the rest of my explanation was clear :~))

here i go

yes it's about the energy transfer. The vibration of the energy and not a fixed number or the absolute entity (electricity)

i can pluck any instrument with anything. Plastic pic ,my fingers , a bow ,my teeth.....I can pull hard or soft , the energy being tranfered is the vibration .

When we spike our components it is to ground all the energy 100% of it from micro -air to micro -wire vibes.

If electricity was just that ....then no tweaking would be necessary . 15 amp and we would have a absolute exact sound everywhere.

Nsgarch (Neil)

WOW Neil. Thank you for taking the time to explain this in very simple terms. The analogy makes it very clear now.

Thanks

>>"Quite often, cords are described as "20 amp" cords even though they have 15 amp hardware (plugs). This is because the wire conductors themselves are 20 amp capacity. The only reason I can think that cords are sometimes described this way is to indicate that they are capable of powering high loads (like big amplifiers.)"<<
[Nsgarch]
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Neil, although a manufacture might say his cord is rated at 20 amp because it uses #12 awg wire, the Nema 5-15P plug and the 15 amp IEC receptacle, UL dictates the rating shall be 15 amp. Because of the connectors the max continuous load would be 12 amps. A power cord with 20 amp connectors max continuous connected load of 16 amps.
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>>> "It's all about energy transfer."<<< --
[Jim Aud, Purist Audio Design]

That says it all, even though a power cord may be rated at 15 amp with #12, or larger, awg wire it is capable of handling quick fluctuating peaks of current with out any sag in voltage.
Jim

Hi Jim,

You are quite right regarding the UL certification. And I was referring to the fact that not all vendors are entirely candid in their descriptions (which is why I said, " just so you won't be confused/misled")

And while we're on the subject of UL certification, I recently found out that UL specifies that if a PC has a shield, that to be UL certified, the shield must be connected to ground at both ends -- which in all OEM cords they are (so the manufacturer of the amp, or whatever can get a UL rating on the equipment itself.)

Since (IMO anyway,) floating shields are preferable, I suddenly realized why a lot of aftermarket cords might sound a little better even though they're not that different in materials or construction than the OEM cord they replaced (and also why they're not UL rated, I guess.)