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Stupid Power Conditioner question but...

Hello All,

Silly question but I recently had a 20 amp dedicated circuit installed for my HT. I have a SimAudio Moon Titan HT200 5 channel amp (that's why I wanted the 20 amp circuit installed). I run all my gear through a Panamax M5300 PC. This is a 15 amp unit. Would this be limiting the current draw making my move to the 20 amp circuit moot? Do I need to move to a 20 amp PC to realize the full potential?

Thank you all in advance for any/all replies...
kingbr

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erik_squires
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Well....

Whole house surge protectors usually have a rather high activation voltage. 350V or so and they take time to work. On the other hand they since they are close to the ground / neutral junction they have a good chance of working well vs. using MOV strips far from the panel.  I think every home owner should invest in them, they are relatively inexpensive and placed in the right spot, but best?  Not to my mind.

Zero Surge / Brickwall clamps under 200V and has no activation time.

The best solutions IMHO are a combination whole house + series mode protection, followed by whole house + Furman.
erik_squires
15,611 posts
 
If you are going to run any nice gear without surge protection (and you should rarely do this) then at least install a whole house surge suppressor.

There's really no practical difference in a 15A vs. 20A circuit except for the minimum gauge of wiring required.  12 ga. vs. 14 ga. which with a long run can give you a bit better voltage performance.


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