this all sounds like over kill to me ...12awg or 10awg in real world applications would have no sound difference at all.
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. |
Let me be a bit clearer, I was thinking of having an isolated ground for the two dedicated circuits in the sub-panel, not the receptacles. Does this make more sense and is it worth doing? I don't think I have any grounding issues right now and I have no idea how clean or dirty my power maybe. thanks. |
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