The mention in my post was unclear. I put in a new service panel for the entire house and drove two ten foot grounding rods which has helped my electrical issues. I think the prior posts agree with the ten gauge. The draw in my system was due to two Classe CA-150's being driven hard on a circuit which had other items such as lights and the front end. The reason for the ten gauge is also for future or current audio components that like power. My amps can demand up to 650 watts each which is a lot for a typical house circuit. I live in an area that is wet and prone to dirty electric. Hope this helps. Steve
Dedicated line
I have done a bunch of reading on dedicated lines and talked to an electrician and just want to confirm with people here this makes sense. I already have sub-panel which is on the opposite side of the wall where I have my audio stuff plugged into.
I am thinking of setting up two dedicated lines. Since the run of wire is short (10 feet tops) I was thinking 12 gauge to a 15A circuit breaker with TeslaPlex receptacles. I was thinking of using solid copper Romex wire. Does anyone have any other wiring suggestions
Grounding is my biggest concern, my electrician said I can drive a 6 foot grounding rod into the ground and attach the 2 dedicated lines to it. Does this make sense?
Thanks in advance.
I am thinking of setting up two dedicated lines. Since the run of wire is short (10 feet tops) I was thinking 12 gauge to a 15A circuit breaker with TeslaPlex receptacles. I was thinking of using solid copper Romex wire. Does anyone have any other wiring suggestions
Grounding is my biggest concern, my electrician said I can drive a 6 foot grounding rod into the ground and attach the 2 dedicated lines to it. Does this make sense?
Thanks in advance.
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Grounding is my biggest concern, my electrician said I can drive a 6 foot grounding rod into the ground and attach the 2 dedicated lines to it. Does this make sense?Find another electrician! A licensed electrician..... As for the branch circuit wire. If you go with #12 wire use a 20 amp breaker. If you go with #10 wire you still must use a 20 amp breaker per code. If you use a 20 amp receptacle by code it cannot be connected to a 15 amp branch circuit breaker. A 20 amp rated receptacle can only be connected to a 20 amp branch circuit, by code.... #12 awg copper wire is rated for 20 amps. |
In further support of the comments by Gs5556 and Jea48 about having a separate grounding rod for the dedicated lines, see section 1.2 of this document. Regards, -- Al |
In the VTL owners manual they write, " To achieve the best performance, we recommend that a dedicated 30A line be installed for each amplifier, with a minimum of 20A required for each amplifier". My understanding 30A breaker, 10ga wire 20A outlet. This is what I did. Do not believe it is for sound but to be able to meet the demand of the siegfried amps. Either way the best and most correct way. At least that is my understanding. |
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