Hi frank,
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50', times two, of 16ga is staving the amp of needed dynamic power.
A 50' 12/3 cord coil would be fairly bulky in size.
And more importantly with a 12/3 cord, I believe, the magnetic breaker would not hold on active start up and trip open.
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Sailcappy,
I asked in an earlier post if you have any info on the SR Powercell.
Does the unit have a built in isolation transformer?
If so an isolation transformer will not pass DC offset from the primary winding to the secondary winding....
The SR Powercell could correct a poor power factor problem if it is so designed......
It will not block harmonics, that it unless it has a Mitigating harmonics cancelling type transformer..... And I doubt that it does. The cost of the SR Powercell would have been more than $5K. And I doubt if the unit has any harmonics filters built in.... I would think the specs would say so if it did though.
I also asked you if the SR Powercell has built in surge protection, SPD, for connected loads.
The info would be helpful in solving the Cary amp's problem.
Sailcappy, you mentioned in an earlier post if the Mains power feeding your apartment is the problem the landlord would not help, pay, to clean up the power. Probably true..... But there are things that you can do on your end.
Some remedies would require the permission of the landlord.
The landlord also may require his authorized electrical contractor install any harmonics filters or what ever is needed to solve the problem. No doubt you will bear the cost.
You first would need to hire a Power Quality testing company to verify and find the problem/s.
The problem with the Cary magnetic breaker tripping could be a Canary in a coal mine...... IF,.... the mains power feeding your apartment is of poor quality, from harmonics, the life of your audio equipment could be shortened......
http://www.hammondpowersolutions.com/upload_files/hpsi-ta5.pdf
http://www.fluke.com/fluke/twen/solutions/pq/troubleshooting-power-harmonics.htm
http://www.psihq.com/iread/harmonic.htm
http://www.artechepq.com/assets/files/SinglePhase.pdf
[url]http://www.cpccorp.com/harmonic.htm[/url]
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If the two devices fail to resolve, either keep or sell them, and take my joking recommendation to neatly coil-stack an appropriately rated ext cord and hide it out of sight behind other equipment, rack/furniture, etc., or package it cosmetically.Key words here are "appropriately rated ext cord". For the Cary 7.250 amp to perform sonically as it was designed to sound, imo, the minimum wire gauge would be #12awg.
50', times two, of 16ga is staving the amp of needed dynamic power.
A 50' 12/3 cord coil would be fairly bulky in size.
And more importantly with a 12/3 cord, I believe, the magnetic breaker would not hold on active start up and trip open.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Sailcappy,
I asked in an earlier post if you have any info on the SR Powercell.
Does the unit have a built in isolation transformer?
If so an isolation transformer will not pass DC offset from the primary winding to the secondary winding....
The SR Powercell could correct a poor power factor problem if it is so designed......
It will not block harmonics, that it unless it has a Mitigating harmonics cancelling type transformer..... And I doubt that it does. The cost of the SR Powercell would have been more than $5K. And I doubt if the unit has any harmonics filters built in.... I would think the specs would say so if it did though.
I also asked you if the SR Powercell has built in surge protection, SPD, for connected loads.
The info would be helpful in solving the Cary amp's problem.
Sailcappy, you mentioned in an earlier post if the Mains power feeding your apartment is the problem the landlord would not help, pay, to clean up the power. Probably true..... But there are things that you can do on your end.
Some remedies would require the permission of the landlord.
The landlord also may require his authorized electrical contractor install any harmonics filters or what ever is needed to solve the problem. No doubt you will bear the cost.
You first would need to hire a Power Quality testing company to verify and find the problem/s.
The problem with the Cary magnetic breaker tripping could be a Canary in a coal mine...... IF,.... the mains power feeding your apartment is of poor quality, from harmonics, the life of your audio equipment could be shortened......
http://www.hammondpowersolutions.com/upload_files/hpsi-ta5.pdf
http://www.fluke.com/fluke/twen/solutions/pq/troubleshooting-power-harmonics.htm
http://www.psihq.com/iread/harmonic.htm
http://www.artechepq.com/assets/files/SinglePhase.pdf
[url]http://www.cpccorp.com/harmonic.htm[/url]
.