I am in a bit of a situation here… in trying to get a 240 V circuit wired for the shack to fit the plug coming from my KPA1500, the electrician tells me that it is a 120 V plug, and that is it against the law for him to wire a socket for that to 240 V.
That's a little odd. Where I've had 220V, I told the electrician the volts, amps, and type of outlet I wanted appropriate to that voltage and current. They had nothing to do with and no knowledge of what I would plugging into it, which could be many things, like an air conditioner, machine (milling machine, lathe, ...) or maybe even a amateur radio amplifier.
I think what he meant was that the electrician could not legally wire a 120V duplex receptacle for 240V. And he is correct about that -- no 240V to a 120V receptacle.
But from what I learned online, an electrician COULD install a special 120V receptacle that is rated for 30 amps (regular household receptacles are rated for 20A), and wire that 120V circuit from a 30A breaker with #10 wire. That would be a single run to a single receptacle, and would carry 120V, not 240V.
So if you want to run a KPA1500 from 120V, tell the electrician the current draw at 120V, and ask him about running a 30A 120V circuit to a 30A receptacle.
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