[Elecraft] AC Power for the Station

[Michael Gillen]

Hey guys thank you for the responses however I did not intend for this to get derailed into a discussion about home wiring.

Michael
KK6RWK


> On Jun 14, 2018, at 6:12 AM, hawley, charles j jr <c-hawley at illinois.edu> wrote:
> 
> I always get the 20A outlets and switches (if needed for a motor driving circuit) for everything. I have been using the strip, push in, and tighten the screw to clamp down on the wire type. They seem very good as to contact.
> 
> Chuck  KE9UW
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> And in replacing receptacles, I found the original 1980 wiring in our
> house was done by the "strip and push-in" connections.   Many I found
> were loose, some showed signs of heating.   I took on the project to
> replace all of the receptacles and switches in the house.   In doing so,
> I did NOT use the push-in method, but turned a hook on the end of every
> wire and put it around the screw in the correct direction.   While it
> may or may not make a difference, I sleep better at night and no longer
> notice near as much lamp flicker from time to time.  And, I didn't buy
> the "cheapies" for replacements.  By the time the project was finished,
> I had  a 5 gallon bucket nearly full of switches and receptacles for the
> trash.
> 
> For the ham station, I ran a dedicated 240 volt circuit with #10 wire
> but used a 20A breaker in the panel.   Likewise a dedicated 120 volt
> circuit, #10 wire and a 20A breaker.
> 
> 73
> 
> Bob, K4TAX
> 
> 
> On 6/14/2018 7:27 AM, Charlie T wrote:
>> Holy Frijoles!!
>> 
>> I did NOT know that.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I DID know you can use 20A/120V * outlets on 15 Amp circuits, but I hadn't
>> heard about the breaker spec down-grade as well.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I recently changed out all my kitchen outlets to the 20A * type mainly just
>> to get a heavier duty outlet.   The code called for two separate 20A/12ga
>> circuits in any kitchen which is what I used when I wired the house in 1974.
>> The socket we use for a typical coffee maker recently felt too warm after
>> brewing a pot, so after 40+ years, I felt it was time for a new socket
>> anyway, so why not go with the heavier ones.  Of course, I may be fooling
>> myself as the size of the actual brass used in them MAY be the same as the
>> regular 15A outlets.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *In 20A/120V outlets, the neutral side (white wire terminal) can accept
>> either the normal 15A parallel blade plug, or the 20A version where the
>> neutral blade is perpendicular to the hot (black) blade.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Subject: Error in your comments Charlie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Charlie you should check the latest and greatest NEC code book. 20A on #14
>> is OK on certain types of #14
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Yes I don't agree with it but that is the new book.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> John k9uwa
>> 
>> 
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