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In Reply to: RE: Here you go posted by Satie on May 23, 2017 at 17:24:59
The 5002 will be delivered tonight for $750. It and the Adcom GTP-500 preamp will go in for service this weekend.Will the 5002 find the typical household 15 amp circuit adequate? Preamp and CD player will be the only other things plugged into that outlet.
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you can try with an extension chord to a 25 amp outlet that you get at home depot. The amp can take up a big portion of the 15 amps on startup so it needs to sit on a circuit (not just outlet) with no big power draw on it. Before I put in a separate panel for my basement listening room it was all off of one breaker and when the dehumidifier or sump operated switching on the amp could put you in the dark. Hopefully your living room outlets have nothing on their breaker circuit.
The Crown 5002 that I picked up is wired for 240v but apparently can be converted to 120v. Is there a preference for home use?
Also in addition to what Satie said 240V is balanced, so less likely to cause hum. The power company is doing you a big favor for free.
Downside, it's more dangerous if something goes wrong. You should also order new 240V connectors and receptacles (if you've rewired it yourself) so nobody plugs a 120V device into the outlet. I did that once when I moved into a new apartment with a miswired outlet and the next morning, discovered that my new torchiere lamp had melted!
Make sure you have a full 240V, if the cheapskate power company have you 2 legs of 3-phase commercial power like me you'll only have 207V and are better off using a single 120V line.
The preference is for the power rating you have available to you. If you have a 240 outlet for your room then it would be better to use that, gives more power.
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