[OT] "extended " Y cord

[David Bandel]

On 6/19/05, Ronnie Gauthier <ronnieg at chartermi.net> wrote:
> Make your own. Use SO 16/3 cord and one male and daisy-chain
> female plugs. Use plugs with some type of screw clamp for
> holding the cord, not the kind with a round hole as you need
> to be able to force two cords into all but the last female.

I have a fair size rack with a number of systems.  I suggest you look
at how much power you're actually using.  Using P=I*E, you can
determine how many amps you're drawing.  Many electricians have
clamp-on amp meters.  Borrow or buy one.

Look at your amps.  Ensure your wiring is safe to carry that load. 
The further you are from your electrical source, the larger the line
needs to be to safely carry the load.

Part of your problem on large loads is that your house/office gets
220v, but you use 110v.  So you're using one side of the line.  You
should try to get a balanced draw.  If all your heavy loads are on one
side, your power bill will be noticeably higher.

In my computer/radio shack I use an isolation transformer that has a
220v input, with a 110v output.  Automatically balanced load.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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