I hired an electrician to do mine, as I am pretty much disabled and do good
walking to the mail box and back.
I had two 20 amp and one 15 amp circuits existing, and added 2 new pieces
of romex, ( I think that is what they call it cable with plastic shielding,)
one uses the black and red into a new 220 v 20 socket in the shack and the
other wire has 2 20 amp 110 circuits ( black/white and red/white) in to a 4
holer box. the 220 is on a 20 amp breaker and the two 110 circuits are each on
a
20 amp breaker, ( and of course the bare ground is connected on all)
so I have the alpha 87 a on the 220 and the power supplies are in 3 of the
110 plugs and the 4th 110 handles higher power accessories. the existing
circuits run the computers, lamps, small power supplies for the mobile rigs,
and
such.
I wish I would have had them run another 220 and 2 more 110's as I also have
a 220 volt Ic2-kl and either have to swap plugs or bring in the henry radio
3000 watt 110 to 220 inverter if I want to use bot at the same time. (SO2R)
but yes, do "More Power Scott !!" as you will use every available outlet and
then some..
BTW I had 3 open slots in the breaker panel so I stayed in the origonal box.
Next time they come out to add more power, I will add a box for power and
one that I can plug in the generator to for when th power goes out, for like
the
shack, refridgerator, heater/AC and lights in the bathroom. Then when
power goes out I throw the switch fire up the generator and relax,
tom N6AJR
In a message dated 1/14/2006 3:27:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
ken.d.brown@verizon.net writes:
I agree with all you say. Put forth the effort and money in the
beginning, so you don't have to keep adding on later as your needs
expand. Use EMT conduit, not Romex. And have dedicated circuits for the
shack, not shared with other uses around the house. I wired my shack
using 12 AWG wires and 20 Amp outlets and breakers. I don't know why I
would skimp and use 14 AWG and 15 amp outlets and breakers. Buy or
borrow a copy of NEC so you know what meets code, even if you pay a
licensed electrician to do the work Many licensed electricians may be
accustomed to only doing the minimum fast, cheap and dirty Romex style
wiring most often used in new residential construction these days, and
are unfamiliar with the codes for any other type of installation. Using
3/4 inch EMT conduit is hardly any more expensive or difficult than
using 1/2 inch, and you may wish you had the greater wire capacity if
you go for the smaller conduit. It may be perfectly legal and code
compliant for you to do all the grunt work yourself, meaning the conduit
bending and wire pulling, and then have the connections to the outlets
and breakers done by the licensed electrician.
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