And remember, do have dedicated 3rd wire grounds pulled all the way to the
breaker panel. Do not rely on the EMT {Electrical Metal Tubing} to serve as
ground. Although the NEC does allow this in some applications.
Agreed on adding a whole house surge protector. Well worth the $$ spent
what ever they may be.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Brown" <ken.d.brown@verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Astron
>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.
>> Figure out how many outlets you need for your ham station and multiply
>> by 2 or better 3. have a professonal electrician come in and give you
>> separate 15 A circuits, one for each outlet box of 4 sockets. you may
>> need a new subpanel; so be it. if you can do professional work then
>> do it yourself. if shack in basement have the outlets, circuits,
>> panels etc. all at least 4 ft. above floor. while he is there, even
>> if you don't have an amp, have him put in at least one dedicated 240
>> v. line 30 A. you never know when you may change ur mind and get a
>> big boy pair of 3cx800s. you will be all ready when you get ur dream
>> amp.
>> run ur heater off one of the 15 A outlet boxes & a couple of lamps or
>> other light duty stuff off it. rigs off another one or two
>> circuits. spread the loads around the circuits. Make him use conduit.
>
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