[Elecraft] Breakers for KPA1500

[Ronnie Hull]

I just use an extension cord

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> On Jul 9, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Clay Autery <KY5G at montac.com> wrote:
> 
> I put a sub-panel in the shack....  I ran 4 x 6GA stranded THWN-2 in two sets of twisted pairs inside a steel flex conduit from the main box to the sub box.  Running dual 60 Amp (tied) breakers at the box to catch both hots for 240 VAC.  The hots are paired, and the Neutral and ground are paired.
> 
> The sub-panel is broken out into 2 x 240 @ 15amps, 2 x 240 @ 20amps, and 8 x 120 @ 20 amp breakers.  Each breaker feeds a single plug on each of the 6 x 120 x 20amp duplexes, and 1 x 240 @ 15 and 20 amp duplexes respectively.  I can turn EACH receptacle off at the sub-panel.  From the panel to the 6-ganged (in steel gang boxes), I also ran 4 x 10GA THWN-2 paired the same also in steel flex conduit.
> 
> Currently, I have a single 220 x 15 amp and 220 x 20 amp receptacle free. ALL 120 receptacles are in use (no bus bars).
> Never thought they'd fill up that fast.
> 
> No where near maxing out ANY of the breakers or the master 60amp........ yet.
> 
> My solution MAY be overkill for your install, but the lesson is...
> 
> Don't build for today.... build for TOMORROW and build ONCE.
> 
> 73,
> 
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> (318) 518-1389
> 
>> On 09-Jul-18 13:14, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>>     I just had a new dedicated 220V line for the KPA1500 installed by a professional company.  They used new metal clad 4  by 12 gauge from the service box to the outlet with 20 amp breakers on each side.  I personally make no warranty, but they assured me it would be both safe and more than sufficient.
>> 
>> Ted, KN1CBR
>> 
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>>     ------------------------------
>>          Message: 17
>>     Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 09:24:02 -0700 (PDT)
>>     From: Hisashi T Fujinaka <htodd at twofifty.com>
>>     To: Elecraft Mailing List <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>>     Subject: [Elecraft] Breakers for KPA1500?
>>     Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.21.9999.1807090917110.923 at chris.i8u.org>
>>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>          I probably missed this but my google searches aren't working either.
>>          Will 2x 20A breakers (220v) be sufficient for the KPA1500?
>>          Thanks.
>>          --
>>     Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com K7EMI
>>     BSEE + BSChem + BAEnglish + MSCS + $2.50 = coffee
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