[Amps] Quick 220 outlet?

[K7RDX]

Hey Hal, did you wire the 220 plug with or without turning off the main
breaker, or did you make an adaptor to power your RF device? Did the hotel
brass know what you were doing? When I was a kid growing up one of my uncles
was a electrician who didn`t use a test lamp...He just pulled the bare wires
thru his fingers fast to see if they were hot...Said he could tell 110 from
220 too...Didn`t hurt much as he`s a ripe old 87 now.Jim.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold B. Mandel" <ka1xo at juno.com>
To: <n4gi at tampabay.rr.com>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Quick 220 outlet?


> This all depends upon finding an outlet within reach of the two
> extension cords that is on an opposite hot leg of the a.c.
> supply.
>
> In my hotel-room Dxpedition last year my room had 3-wire
> service, but the split was one side for all the convenience
> outlets and the other side for the refrigerator and garbage
> disposal outlets. The stove ran on both legs, though, and
> it was necessary to climb under the stove and mount a
> 240 volt, 30 ampere NEMA twist lock receptacle and
> 4 X 4 cover at the BX junction box.
>
> If you're going away you might better check if the room has
> an electric stove and bring along some 10/3 SO cord, a
> 240 outlet for your amp, and some plastic wire splice bugs.
>
> Hal Mandel
> W4HBM
>
>
>
> On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 14:07:24 -0500 n4gi at tampabay.rr.com writes:
> > I ran across this gaget.  Says it's rated at 20amperes...
> >
> > http://www.quick220.com/pictures.htm
> >
> > The extension cord looks kind of scary, but perhaps enough to
> > temporarily run an amp on an expedition?
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