[Elecraft] Breakers for KPA1500?

[N3eta at coastside.net]

Ok... I can’t stand it any longer.
   The breaker you install has nothing whatsoever to do with the equipment your going to use on that circuit. The breaker is chosen for the size of the wire you run in the walls. PERIOD!!!  
 The amp is protected by the fuses in the amp! Not the circuit breaker.
The only thing protected by the breaker is the wire use in that circuit. If you have a 50amp 240 v circuit, FINE! The amp will use what it needs. The fuses will protect it from overdraw of current. 
The circuit breaker will protect the wire to the receptacle. PERIOD!
If you don’t know this you should hire an electrician. PERIOD!
Talk about a thread that’s gone on too long!

     Ron Genovesi
           N3ETA
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> On Jul 10, 2018, at 11:42 AM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> Just because the Specification says 20 amps, that is the maximum current draw for the amp - it does not say that the breaker must be 20 amps, only that it must be 20 amps or higher.
> A 30 amp breaker is fine if the wire is #10 or larger.
> 
> Think about what you normally plug into a 120 volt 15 amp receptacle - does it always draw 15 amps?  Certainly a hair dryer might, but your cellphone charger does not.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 7/10/2018 1:34 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>> I based that statement on the 20amp KPA1500 rating shown on page 28 of
>> their manual. Obviously this is incorrect or it is very inefficient, but
>> still a station can have multiple heavy duty rotators, computers, multiple
>> transceivers, etc.
>> http://www.elecraft.com/manual/E740301%20KPA1500%20Owners%20Manual%20Rev%20A8.pdf
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