Shopping list for 20amp circuit runs

[EightZeroZeroDelta]

Dan, that is very impressive. I have always enjoyed using my hands and learning about how things 'work.' Maybe this is something I would have enjoyed doing everyday.

[chessman]

Dan, now that is a HT!

Seriously, that is one hell of an achievement. You are justifiably proud of that one. WOW!

[Whart]

Originally Posted by EightZeroZeroDelta

Dan, that is very impressive. I have always enjoyed using my hands and learning about how things 'work.' Maybe this is something I would have enjoyed doing everyday.

never too late, i'm changing career path in my late 50's.

[dmnc02]

Originally Posted by Whart

One of the things I'd like to do is to install an Equi=Tech wall unit I bought, which is in storage not far from Tx. The balanced power thing is a bit tricky in a residential setting.

Whart, I am not sure why you believe this to be the case: I have a 100A Equi=Tech sub panel with 10 dedicated balanced lines for my audio/video equipment and the only tricky part was running the dedicated lines (and installing a dedicated ground, but that is another story).

[jdandy]

Originally Posted by chessman

Dan, now that is a HT!

Seriously, that is one hell of an achievement. You are justifiably proud of that one. WOW!

Randy.......Thank you. What's also impressive, and something I am also quite proud of, is during our one year warranty period of the entire electrical package, we were not called back once to fix or adjust anything. After our two weeks of training the University staff on the power distribution and various systems in the building, I demobilized the project and never had to return. That's a miracle for such a complex project.

Everytime I'm in Daytona Beach and drive by the Performing Arts Center on International Speedway Boulevard I get puffed up with pride. Two years of my life, along with a great electrical crew, went into the building.

Here's a photo of me at the drawing table in my jobsite office trailer.

[tunes]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Chris.......Two spaces down on the same side of the panel will keep you on the same phase. In other words, breaker - space - breaker.

Thanks Dan!

[Whart]

Originally Posted by dmnc02

Whart, I am not sure why you believe this to be the case: I have a 100A Equi=Tech sub panel with 10 dedicated balanced lines for my audio/video equipment and the only tricky part was running the dedicated lines (and installing a dedicated ground, but that is another story).

Sorry for the confusion, it is not the installation per se that is tricky, but code compliance issues, as i understand it, in a residential setting, using balanced power. That's why I got with the Austin electrical inspector before I bought the thing. Sent you a PM re your experience.

[jdandy]

Bill.......I looked at the Equi=Tech 10WQ balanced power distribution panel as a replacement for my sub-panel in my two room recording studio addition that I built on my home. The actual installation is straight forward, feeding it with 240 volt/50 amp power and ground. I already have 240 volt/60 amps available in the studio. My existing dedicated circuits could wire directly onto the power distribution terminals in the 10WQ. The biggest challenge would be getting the 350 lb. cabinet installed on a wall in an accessible area with proper working clearances, and ensuring code compliant grounding. Also, since there are presently no dedicated 120 volt balanced power type receptacles approved by the NEC, proper labeling is required at each balanced outlet, and no single pole switching can be used on the balanced circuits. Other than that, installing the Equi=Tech panel is straight forward business for a qualified electrician.

My biggest hurdle with the Equi=Tech 10WQ is the price. At over $12K, the price was a shocker since the only high value item in the cabinet is a specially manufactured toroidal transformer. The two pole circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, and the hinged cover NEMA 12 steel cabinet with back plate are all basic commodity items that can be purchased at an electrical supply wholesaler. Despite the price, the Equi=Tech balanced power distribution panels appear to be excellent products that offer the advantages of extremely low noise for connected electronics in your home or professional facility.

[Whart]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Bill.......I looked at the Equi=Tech 10WQ balanced power distribution panel as a replacement for my sub-panel in my two room recording studio addition that I built on my home. The actual installation is straight forward, feeding it with 240 volt/50 amp power and ground. I already have 240 volt/60 amps available in the studio. My existing dedicated circuits could wire directly onto the power distribution terminals in the 10WQ. The biggest challenge would be getting the 350 lb. cabinet installed on a wall in an accessible area with proper working clearances, and ensuring code compliant grounding. Also, since there are presently no dedicated 120 volt balanced power type receptacles approved by the NEC, proper labeling is required at each balanced outlet, and no single pole switching can be used on the balanced circuits. Other than that, installing the Equi=Tech panel is straight forward business for a qualified electrician.

My biggest hurdle with the Equi=Tech 10WQ is the price. At over $12K, the price was a shocker since the only high value item in the cabinet is a specially manufactured toroidal transformer. The two pole circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, and the hinged cover NEMA 12 steel cabinet with back plate are all basic commodity items that can be purchased at an electrical supply wholesaler. Despite the price, the Equi=Tech balanced power distribution panels appear to be excellent products that offer the advantages of extremely low noise for connected electronics in your home or professional facility.

Yep, agree. And, you can put the same parts together, with a high quality isolation transformer, for far less. I had a good opportunity to get mine and took it. In a commercial application, i think the code reads that it has to have an independent ground, but i'm pretty sure in a residential setting there must be a ground common to the rest of the power coming in, unless there is a way to have two separate feeds, perhaps 200 amps to house, 200 amps to outbuilding, from the utility company. Even then, the lighting and the rest of the non-system stuff would have to be run from a 'normal' electrical system. And the issue would be, i guess, that if you plugged something into the 'normal' system that connected with the balanced system and those were on two entirely independent grounds, you could be in for some real problems. That's my non-pro understanding anyway. Obviously, I'll get professional help (of the electrical kind, just to be clear) when I get to that.

[EightZeroZeroDelta]

Originally Posted by Whart

never too late, i'm changing career path in my late 50's.

Whart, congrats on your change! I wish you the best of luck.

I guess I have no excuse to at least think about a change.