I understand not to change any breakers. Roger that. Thank you for the quick replies!
Michael KK6RWK > On Jun 13, 2018, at 8:25 PM, David Christ <[email protected]> wrote: > > DO NOT change the breaker > > > I am concerned about your so blithely talking about just changing the > breaker. The breaker is there to protect the wire and is sized according to > the wire. Do not increase the size of the breaker without verifying what the > wire gauge is. Quite likely if the breaker is now 15 amp the wire is > probably #14. This is common in residential situations. Increasing the > breaker will create a fire hazard. Whether that circuit is sufficient > depends on the length of the run as well as the size of the wire. Smaller > wire and longer runs will have more voltage drop which is not good. Others > on this reflector can give you more detail on this. > > > The Alinco should do OK for the K3S, KAT500, and P3. It doesn’t power > anything in the KPA500. > > David K0LUM > >> On Jun 13, 2018, at 10:02 PM, Michael Gillen via Elecraft >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Kind of a dumb question however here goes: >> >> I got my K3S a short while ago and now I want to add the KPA500 and KAT500 >> to it however it just now occurred to me that I should check how much juice >> I need to power that thing! >> >> I’m currently using an Alinco DM-330MV which I believe puts out 30A >> continuous however its probably plugged into one the house 15A lines. >> >> So my questions are: >> >> 1) Will 15A house line supply enough juice for the K3S, KPA500, KAT500, and >> in the future a P3 Panadaper? >> >> 2) If not can I get away with replacing the breaker with a 20A breaker? 30A? >> >> 3) Will the Alinco be big enough or should I upgrade that as well? >> >> >> Thanks guys, >> Michael >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
