To properly plug in an item that is a 20 amp draw. etc., one should install a 20 amp outlet. This can be single or duplex, and is readily spotted (if dual purpose) by the fact that one side will be flat instead of vertical, or have both horizontal and vertical on that side. the flat/horizontal is on the neutral side. Not to be confused with a similar looking outlet for 250 volts, which has two flats , and one has vertical as well on the left side, looking at the front with the ground hole down.
Anyway, there are oulets made for 20 or more amps, which are different than the 15 amp common outlets. local ordinances can often be more stringent than even the NEC codes. of course, if you are running a high power repeater, you would probably wish to put it on a circuit breaker by itself. But ordinary house wiring normally has several outlets wired in series from one breaker, and is NEC approved that way. Shop and Industrial become another matter, ha ha ha... Wayne WA2YNE On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:08:33 -0500, Bruce Bagwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I figured that was A local code, not NEC. The only reason I can think > of for that requirement is the ampacity of the 12 or 14 ga wires. While > we all know, in actual use, 2 or more outlets strung along will not all > have 15 amp or higher loads in EACH outlet. However, theoretically, each > outlet could have A 20 amp load plugged into it.That is probably why > some pencil pusher decided each outlet needs its own wire. (Never mind > the fact the breaker would trip regardless of what is plugged into each > outlet or the number of wires leading to said outlets, but that's > another crazy thread) As for the Breaker Box, I would assume each also > has its own breaker. Trying to stuff more than one wire into A breaker > would more fun than I care to have. > > Bruce > KE5TPN > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
