It's not the power cord gauge that's the issue the conditioner simply can't provide your amp with sufficient power/current. Keep the amp plugged into the wall and use the conditioner for your other components.
Power Cord gauge, Could it be the problem
I am far from being an electrician
I trade in a M2Tech EVO Clock against a PS Audio AC 12 power cord at HiFi Heaven.
It is a 8 AWG gage cord.
I thought , the bigger - the better. I had a good price for the clock , so why not a good power cord.
When l connected my McIntosh power amp in a power conditioner ( APC H15 ) , the power conditioner went out of order : ´´ one of the inner relays is welded ´´ appears on the screen.
After chatting with the service department ,APC will give me an other one.
I have read on the web that this ´´ inner relays welded ´´ is not rare.
I connected my power amp with that cord in the wall socket and every thing is fine.
Now, I am afraid to reconnect the cable to the new power conditioner when I will receive it.
Could it be because of the cord gage vs the conditioner capacity ?
My amp was connected to the ACP before with McIntosh power cord without probleme.
Maybe , a short class about power cords gage , would be OK
I have read many many post here without finding an explanation.
Thanks
I trade in a M2Tech EVO Clock against a PS Audio AC 12 power cord at HiFi Heaven.
It is a 8 AWG gage cord.
I thought , the bigger - the better. I had a good price for the clock , so why not a good power cord.
When l connected my McIntosh power amp in a power conditioner ( APC H15 ) , the power conditioner went out of order : ´´ one of the inner relays is welded ´´ appears on the screen.
After chatting with the service department ,APC will give me an other one.
I have read on the web that this ´´ inner relays welded ´´ is not rare.
I connected my power amp with that cord in the wall socket and every thing is fine.
Now, I am afraid to reconnect the cable to the new power conditioner when I will receive it.
Could it be because of the cord gage vs the conditioner capacity ?
My amp was connected to the ACP before with McIntosh power cord without probleme.
Maybe , a short class about power cords gage , would be OK
I have read many many post here without finding an explanation.
Thanks