[MRCA] BC-610I on a 20A circuit?

[Jason WA6BBQ]

Thanks Steve!

On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 07:51 kd3ht at epix.net <kd3ht at epix.net> wrote:

> no issue on a 20 amp circuit for t-368 or bc-610.   if you solid state the
> power supplies, can reduce both heat in the radio and reduce the current
> requirement a little.
>
> Steve, kd3ht
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> On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 18:44, Jason WA6BBQ via MRCA <
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> Thanks Scott!
> Jason WA6BBQ
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> On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 15:39 <scottjohnson1 at cox.net> wrote:
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> I have absolutely no problems on a 20A circuit.  Caveat:  My shack has a
> 100 A branch feeder panel, and the drop is only about 10’ from the panel.
>
> I personally think 30 A 120V circuits are a bad idea, as they can cause
> imbalance in a split-phase system if fully loaded.  They hearken back to
> the bad old days of the 110V service.
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> Scott W7SVJ
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> *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Jason WA6BBQ via MRCA
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 5, 2026 2:58 PM
> *To:* MMRCG at groups.io; MRCG-West at groups.io; mrca at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* [MRCA] BC-610I on a 20A circuit?
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> I’ve always been under the impression that a BC-610 required a minimum of
> a 30A 120V circuit.
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> At full power according to the manual, on 120V (original spec is 115V)
> comes to 16 2/3 A, just a tad past the 80% circuit loading “rule.”
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> Sure, 30A would be vastly preferable, but I’m curious to hear of anyone’s
> successes running one on a 20A circuit/ 12GA wire.
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> Something might rapidly move up in restoration priority! Or, it’s just a
> really bad idea?
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> Thanks and 73,
>
> Jason WA6BBQ
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