Jea48 - I can not thank you enough for your help.
1. No markings on breaker box at all. Building built in the 1970's
2. Outlet is about 40' from breaker box.
3. I was incorrect, there are 4 outlets on the branch but nothing is plugged into them.
4. The White and Black wires connected to the circuit breaker seem to be 10 guage.
5. I plugged the volt meter into the unused receptical next to the one the Cary was pluged into. With nothing else going on the voltage goes from 117.9 to 118.1. When I switched the Cary on the voltage did not change. Nor did it change during the 20 seconds it takes for the 15amp Cary breaker to trip. However when the breaker did trip for a split second the votage meter read 112 volts. I was able to re-create the same readings after 4 tries.
This is my friends theory. He works for the local power company. Let me know your thoughts.
"The breaker is a thermo-magnetic breaker and I think when the amp relays click off after it is done charging the caps, the break in load (which is not a smooth wave either) is sending a fluctuation back out on the incoming power that is causing the breaker to think there is an over current and trip. You should talk with Cary, but the solution may be to use a thermal breaker rather than one that is operated magnetically. The fact that the extension cord solves the problem supports this theory. The extension cord acts like a filter so when the amp relays open, it resists any power fluctuations on the line and therefore limits the magnetic field created on the breaker tripping mechanism."
I just want to listen to music :)
1. No markings on breaker box at all. Building built in the 1970's
2. Outlet is about 40' from breaker box.
3. I was incorrect, there are 4 outlets on the branch but nothing is plugged into them.
4. The White and Black wires connected to the circuit breaker seem to be 10 guage.
5. I plugged the volt meter into the unused receptical next to the one the Cary was pluged into. With nothing else going on the voltage goes from 117.9 to 118.1. When I switched the Cary on the voltage did not change. Nor did it change during the 20 seconds it takes for the 15amp Cary breaker to trip. However when the breaker did trip for a split second the votage meter read 112 volts. I was able to re-create the same readings after 4 tries.
This is my friends theory. He works for the local power company. Let me know your thoughts.
"The breaker is a thermo-magnetic breaker and I think when the amp relays click off after it is done charging the caps, the break in load (which is not a smooth wave either) is sending a fluctuation back out on the incoming power that is causing the breaker to think there is an over current and trip. You should talk with Cary, but the solution may be to use a thermal breaker rather than one that is operated magnetically. The fact that the extension cord solves the problem supports this theory. The extension cord acts like a filter so when the amp relays open, it resists any power fluctuations on the line and therefore limits the magnetic field created on the breaker tripping mechanism."
I just want to listen to music :)