Power Conditioner 15 to 20 AMP adapter: Is this safe?
Power Conditioner 15 to 20 AMP adapter: Is this safe?
I bought an AR-1220 that has a "funny" plug. They have adapters that you can buy to allow you to plug it into your wall, is this safe? Also will this conversion affect the sound?
http://www.zzounds.com/item--FURADP1520
Thanks,
Jcooke
http://www.zzounds.com/item--FURADP1520
Thanks,
Jcooke
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- re-cappin' neve
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Are you plugging that unit into a 15 amp wall socket? Just keep in mind, if you did, you just wasted money when you could have bought the 15 amp version. Having a 20 amp regulator plugged into a 15 amp circuit now makes that piece a 15 amp regulator. The LED lights on the front should tell you what you're pulling from the wall. I imagine you can pull up to 15 amps with it, not 12.
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if youre handy, you can just go to home depot and pick up a 3 prong 15 amp plug and replace the one that is on there all together. all homes in the US use 15amp outlets. you can add up all the amperage off your gear + 3% for spikes and that should tell you what it would draw in the worst case scenario. if its more than 15 amps then you will need to move some gear to another outlet on another circuit/breaker. or have your breaker replaced with a higher amperage. the 20 amp version is not going to make anything sound any different at all. its just a matter of how much gear/amperage it will allow to run on it.
can it really look better than it sounds?
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You really shouldn't run more than 80% of the rated current on a circuit, hence the 12A that I suggested. Do not change the outlet to a 20A unless you cahnge the breaker on the circuit, doing so will only cause confusion when someone puts something on there at a later time that needs a 20A circuit and they start popping breakers or causing fires.
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