pichulor@v3.hanscom.af.mil (Raymond P. Pichulo) (06/28/91)
At the risk of beating this issue to death...
The previous responses pretty much addressed the issue very well. I would
agree with the consensus that you should think about adding a separate branch
circuit for your stereo, especially considering the power you are running. I
am not familiar with the Bryston Power amps, but if it is possible to run them
with a 240 volt input, it would be preferable to do it that way, as the current
would be halved and also your copper losses (power loss due to resistance of
the wire). In most instances, changing over involves flipping a switch on the
back panel and changing the power cord to one with a different plug.
If you go to the trouble of adding a separate branch, you ought to consider
making it a 240-volt three wire circuit. With 1.2 kW of audio out, your power
in would be at least twice that...even a 120-volt 20-amp branch circuit would
be pushed to the limit (not to mention your ears, your neighbors' ears, walls,
windows, china, etc... :-) ). If the amps won't accept a 240-volt power
connection, you could have a 3 wire branch circuit terminated into 2 different
120-volt outlets, one on each half of the circuit, and plug one amp into each
outlet; that way the two amps are effectively in series across the 240 volt
line, so the total current drain would still be 1/2 of what it would be on a
120-volt circuit.
this may be overkill, but it would probably be the best and cleanest power
regulator; probably the cheapest, too.
sorry if this is getting too tech-y ;-) BTW, I'll second the reply that said
put the refrigerator on its' own branch, too.
Good luck
Ray Pichulo
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