[Amps] 220V service for amplifier

[Bill Coleman]

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 at yahoo.com>
To: "Amps" <amps at 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 at 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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