11 Jul
2005
11 Jul
'05
6:47 p.m.
On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Curt @ Atari Museum wrote:
For the sake of your home, I would recommend getting
another additional
circuit into your computer room, most homes (unless you request and pay
for) have 15a rated circuit wiring and can carry 20a loads if you
upgrade the breaker, but if you go above that you are now risking
overheat on your wiring and outlets and you could be risking a fire.
NO! NO! NO! BAD ADVICE!
One should never replace a breaker with a higher rated one unless they are
sure the wiring can accomodate the increased amperage. A 15A breaker
requires 14 guage wire. A 20A breaker requires 12 guage wire. Putting a
20A breaker on 14 guage wire is flirting with disaster.
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