Hi, Absolutely agree, if you are putting in a new circuit, make it 240V. It's not much more trouble and gives you the choice of local 240 and 120V outlets.
AB2TC - Knut PS. S9DX still holding up well here and getting rave reports from points west. K4SC wrote: > > If I were going to the trouble to pull the wire, I'd run 220V. You give > yourself the option of using a heavier amplifier in the future, and less > voltage drop (twice as much on 120V). You can always use the neutral and > one side for 120V now if you really are stuck on it, and use both side of > the line, minus the neutral later if you need it. Remember the amplifier > output is 600 Watts, the input is well over 1KW. What do the lights in > your bathroom do when you or the xyl turn on a hair dryer? Mine dim. > Same thing will happen voltage wise when you key the amp. > > Chuck K4SC Crystal River, FL > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/120V-vs-240V-tp5964845p6030037.html Sent from the [QRO] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
