And while you're at it, use the three-wires-plus-ground type Romex. You need a separate safety ground if you want to have any 110V outlets on the same circuit.
Al N1AL On Tue, 2011-02-15 at 16:35 -0800, ab2tc wrote: > 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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
