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Re: The best ac inlet - no inlet at all?

Posted by kenster (A) on December 17, 2006 at 11:43:57

In Reply to: The best ac inlet - no inlet at all? posted by steppe on December 17, 2006 at 10:19:19:

Yes the best outlet is no outlet at all.

I have done this in the past. Soldered the PC of my AC line balancer directly to the Romex wiring from the AC distribution in the wall. Outlet was removed and heavy duty heatshrink placed over the soldered sections on the wires. The PC was passed thru an outlet cover that just has a hole in it which resulted in a very neat installation. The oultet covers can be bought at your local hardware store.

Sounded WAY better than any outlet could possibly aspire to. I also put ferrite clamps on each leg which dropped the noise floor an appreciable level.

Absolutely NO danger involved if done correctly BUT there is the fact that there is no way to remove the power cord if needed. As for the wire nuts, the soldered connection is WAY more secure assuming that correct soldering methods were implemented.

Yes, some will argue that it is against code BUT the connection, if implemented properly, is much more solid/secure than any outlet/AC male plug.

The ONLY reason I went with Oyaide outlets was they sound almost as good as no outlet and different outlets can be used to tune ones system.

Also, there is the fact that IF there was a house fire, whether it be electrically related or not, I am fairly certain that when the fire inspector seen the direct connection, he would have to side with the insurance company as it is not to code. Therefore, U would most likely be denied any insurance :-(

Cheers,

~kenster

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