[ICOM] RE: PW-1 220 VAC US wiring?

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

When I had my previous house built back in 1972,
I had a 30A/240V circuit brought to the hamshack.
Since I had a natural gas dryer, I had the house
built with that circuit in parallel with the dryer circuit.
At that time, dryers used a 3-wire (L1, L2, neutral)
conductor, crow-foot plug and that is what I had
put in the hamshack.

After having to buy a new house in 1999 after a
nasty visit from Mister Twister destroyed the original
house, when I requested a 120/240VAC 30A circuit
be installed, the electrical contractor company told
me I would have to switch to a 4-wire system of
L1, L2, neutral, and safety ground due to changes
in the NATIONAL Electric Code.

Switch the plug on your amp (appropriately wired)
to the 4-wire (most likely Type L14-30) which most
likely mate with what your house uses.

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City, OK
 



> From: mike-2007 at elp.rr.com 
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net 
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] RE: PW-1 220 VAC US wiring? 
> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:44:57 -0600 
> 
> 
> You really need to talk to a licensed electrician in your area. The electrical 
> code isn't standard across the country. What works here might not be "code" in 
> your location. It becomes a question of - do you just want it done, or done 
> "right"? 
> 
> You may find that there is no need to change your PW-1, only to select the 
> proper outlet. 
> 
> Mike - KD9KC. 
> El Paso, Tx. 
> DM61rt 
> 
> 
> 
>  
>  
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kent Hufford 
>> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:13 AM 
>> To: 'ICOM Reflector' 
>> Subject: [ICOM] RE: PW-1 220 VAC US wiring? 
>> 
>> 
>> I just moved from Virginia where I had my PW1 plugged into a 3 wire, 
>> 220vac, 20amp plug. On another circuit, the clothes dryer 
>> had a larger 3 wire plug. 
>> 
>> Now, I am in South Carolina, and the house had a 4 wire 
>> socket...