Okay, okay, I misspoke. Sorry fellas!! My amplifier (and clothes dryer, for
that matter) has
only three wires -- two hots and a GROUND. I would assume that everyone knows
that they are 180
out -- that's how 240VAC works here!! In my breaker box, the neutral and
ground bars are
connected (My house was built in 1985), and I would never suggest you tie the
ground to neutral in
your amp -- I hope is wasn't taken that way. I only meant that for measuring
purposes, you should
see the "ground" as neutral. Sorry for the confusion. Either way, a 20A 240V
outlet/plug should
work nicely and a good RF ground is still required.
In the interest of learning, how does the separate ground & neutral in the
breaker box work? Is
the neutral line simply no longer grounded anywhere? My brother is an
electrician, I suppose I
could ask him, but I'd like to see it here so we can all learn...
Joe,
N3JI
--- "Mike McCarthy, W1NR" <w1nr@eecorp.com> wrote:
> I agree with Bill. Most new installations require separate neutral and
> ground at the breaker box and for years, sub services had separate
> neutral and ground as well. Never consider neutral to be the same as
> ground. 4 wires is used to supply 110V + neutral to internal devices
> that require it (fans, lights, filament transformer, etc.) so that the
> ground does not carry current. Ground is for "safety" only.
>
> The "old" standard was NOT two hot and a neutral. It is in fact two hot
> 180 out of phase + ground. There are still applications where two hot +
> ground is used. These are mostly electric radiant heaters, 220V air
> conditioners and 220V motors where 110V is not needed.
>
> Mike, W1NR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Bill Coleman
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:24 AM
> To: Joe Isabella; Amps
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 220V service for amplifier
>
>
> NEVER 'consider' or tie neutral to ground. They are NOT the same....
> Neutral carries current by design, the ground should never carry current
> unless there is a fault.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Isabella" <n3ji@yahoo.com>
> To: "Amps" <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 220V service for amplifier
>
>
> > Jason,
> > The "old" standard was only three wires for dryers (two Hots and a
> Neutral), but I'm pretty sure
> > that new homes have 4 wire dryer outlets now. Consider the Neutral to
> be
> ground, since they are
> > tied together in your breaker box anyway. I simply used the
> three-wire
> dryer outlet (30A) since
> > my amp came with the three-wire plug. Also, you might consider the 15
> or
> 20A style of 240V
> > outlets if you're doing yours from scratch. I've seen several HF Amps
> done that way. It's the
> > ones that look just like 120V outlets but have one or both of the
> prongs
> turned sideways (like on
> > large window ACs). I'm suggesting this because I had a bit of trouble
> finding the dryer
> > plugs/outlets at Home Depot...
> >
> > Joe,
> > N3JI
> >
> > --- Jason Buchanan <jsb@digistar.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I did some searching through the list but haven't managed to hit the
> > > nail right on the head yet...
> > >
> > > For wiring a Ten-Tec Centurion amp to 220V, are there any
> recommended
> > > plugs and outlets to use?
> > >
> > > I am thinking about using a 3 or 4 prong clothes dryer outlet and
> plug
> > > combination for quick/easy disconnect, however the thing i'm
> wondering
> > > about is where the neutral and ground tie together, since i'm fairly
> > > sure that the Centurion doesn't have a 4 wire power cable running
> out of
> > > it. Maybe i'm wrong (probably am wrong).
> > >
> > >
> > > Any help and advice how to properly wire the amp would be greatly
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > Jason
> > >
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