[KPA500]KPA500 power cord question

[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

My 240v shack outlet has a NEMA 14-30 socket.
Has anybody encountered this before?  It looks like the electrician
thought I wanted a dryer.

Leigh/WA5ZNU

On 05/03/2011 03:23 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:
> I run my KPA500 on 240VAC.  I purchased a C13615P-6 power cord from
> www.cables.com ($12.00 plus $6.45 shipping) which matches the NEMA 6-15
> 240VAC outlet receptacle in my shack.  Plug-N-Play.  This just replaces the
> 120VAC cord that came with the KPA500.
>
> Phil - AD5X
>
> _____

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[Cookie]

Maybe he was getting you ready for a KPA10000?
 Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
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From: "Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Fri, May 6, 2011 7:42:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500]KPA500 power cord question

My 240v shack outlet has a NEMA 14-30 socket.
Has anybody encountered this before?  It looks like the electrician
thought I wanted a dryer.

Leigh/WA5ZNU

On 05/03/2011 03:23 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:
> I run my KPA500 on 240VAC.  I purchased a C13615P-6 power cord from
> www.cables.com ($12.00 plus $6.45 shipping) which matches the NEMA 6-15
> 240VAC outlet receptacle in my shack.  Plug-N-Play.  This just replaces the
> 120VAC cord that came with the KPA500.
>
> Phil - AD5X
>
> _____

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[Fred Townsend]

That a popular 30 amp connector. The 8 or 10 gage cord sets are available
online. I have seen the plugs for DIY at Home Depot and Lowes.

de Fred AE6QL

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[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Leigh L. Klotz, Jr
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500]KPA500 power cord question

My 240v shack outlet has a NEMA 14-30 socket.
Has anybody encountered this before?  It looks like the electrician thought
I wanted a dryer.

Leigh/WA5ZNU

On 05/03/2011 03:23 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:
> I run my KPA500 on 240VAC.  I purchased a C13615P-6 power cord from
> www.cables.com ($12.00 plus $6.45 shipping) which matches the NEMA
> 6-15 240VAC outlet receptacle in my shack.  Plug-N-Play.  This just
> replaces the 120VAC cord that came with the KPA500.
>
> Phil - AD5X
>
> _____

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[P.B. Christensen]

That receptacle contains 120V as well as 240V service.  You're all set for
most any commercially-manufactured Part 97 amplifier ever made.

Paul, W9AC

> My 240v shack outlet has a NEMA 14-30 socket.
> Has anybody encountered this before?  It looks like the electrician
> thought
> I wanted a dryer.

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[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

Thanks all (and for offlist replies as well).
So it has offer two hots, a neutral and a ground, and I use the two hots
and the ground and ignore neutral, for 240V service?

Leigh/WA5ZNU

On 05/06/2011 07:38 PM, Paul Christensen wrote:

> That receptacle contains 120V as well as 240V service.  You're all set for
> most any commercially-manufactured Part 97 amplifier ever made.
>
> Paul, W9AC
>
>> My 240v shack outlet has a NEMA 14-30 socket.
>> Has anybody encountered this before?  It looks like the electrician
>> thought
>> I wanted a dryer.
> __

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[Jim Brown-10]

On 5/6/2011 10:23 PM, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU wrote:
> Thanks all (and for offlist replies as well).
> So it has offer two hots, a neutral and a ground, and I use the two hots
> and the ground and ignore neutral, for 240V service?

Yes.

Jim
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[Bob Naumann W5OV]

Tell him to come back and swap it out with a NEMA 6-20R (20 amp).

> My 240v shack outlet has a NEMA 14-30 socket.
> Has anybody encountered this before?  It looks like the electrician
> thought I wanted a dryer.
>
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
>
> On 05/03/2011 03:23 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:
>> I run my KPA500 on 240VAC.  I purchased a C13615P-6 power cord from
>> www.cables.com ($12.00 plus $6.45 shipping) which matches the NEMA 6-15
>> 240VAC outlet receptacle in my shack.  Plug-N-Play.  This just replaces
>> the
>> 120VAC cord that came with the KPA500.
>>
>> Phil - AD5X
>>
>> _____
>
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[P.B. Christensen]

The electrician, either knowingly or unknowingly, did him a favor by
installing the NEMA 14-30 receptacle.  He can now run any amp, including the
Alpha 77 series and older Henrys that use a 120V blower on the neutral.
There are plenty folks who wished they had run 30A, 4-wire service from the
beginning.

To run the KPA500 on 240V, he only needs to use the existing 3-wire power
cord from the KPA500 to the NEMA 14-30 plug, leaving the plug's neutral
terminal vacant.

Paul, W9AC

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>
> Tell him to come back and swap it out with a NEMA 6-20R (20 amp).
>
>> My 240v shack outlet has a NEMA 14-30 socket.
>> Has anybody encountered this before?  It looks like the electrician
>> thought I wanted a dryer.
>>
>> Leigh/WA5ZNU
>>
>> On 05/03/2011 03:23 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:
>>> I run my KPA500 on 240VAC.  I purchased a C13615P-6 power cord from
>>> www.cables.com ($12.00 plus $6.45 shipping) which matches the NEMA 6-15
>>> 240VAC outlet receptacle in my shack.  Plug-N-Play.  This just replaces
>>> the
>>> 120VAC cord that came with the KPA500.
>>>
>>> Phil - AD5X
>>>
>>> _____
>>
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