Glen,
That's a valid point. Safety first. What thwarts this is that for
most installs, the receptacle is behind the desk or the amp, and not
accessible in an emergency.
In my case, I picked up a 100A Square D contactor on eBAY that is
installed upstream of the sub-panel that feeds the shop & shack outlets
(lighting is another circuit in the main panel) The concept is from the
ARRL handbook which recommended a conspicuously marked master switch to
shutdown the shack. Wife & kids know if anything is amiss, hit the
red button by the door.
Martin
Glen Zook wrote:
> One thing to consider is the fact that the "regular" plug in 240 VAC
> connectors can be "jerked" from the outlet in an emergency whereas the "twist
> lock" connectors cannot be.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website: http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Sun, 8/9/09, Martin A Flynn <maflynn@att.net> wrote:
>
> Use twist-lock or IEC 309 pin and sleeves, instead of straight blade
> connectors.
>
>
>
>
>
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