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L6-20 250v to 15a edison (Labre)
Bradford "BJ" James:
I have a DNA20k4 amp on it's way. It has a 32a powercon on the chassis with a L6-20 250v plug on the end. I'll need to occasionally use this with out a distro, and I'm unsure how to wire up a 15a 120v adaptor to this.
Am I correct that an L6-20 250v has 2 hots and a ground? No neutral?
Thanks,
BJ
Yoel Farkas:
--- Quote from: Bradford "BJ" James on September 26, 2016, 04:35:41 PM ---I have a DNA20k4 amp on it's way. It has a 32a powercon on the chassis with a L6-20 250v plug on the end. I'll need to occasionally use this with out a distro, and I'm unsure how to wire up a 15a 120v adaptor to this.
Am I correct that an L6-20 250v has 2 hots and a ground? No neutral?
Thanks,
BJ
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TJ (Tom) Cornish:
--- Quote from: Bradford "BJ" James on September 26, 2016, 04:35:41 PM ---I have a DNA20k4 amp on it's way. It has a 32a powercon on the chassis with a L6-20 250v plug on the end. I'll need to occasionally use this with out a distro, and I'm unsure how to wire up a 15a 120v adaptor to this.
Am I correct that an L6-20 250v has 2 hots and a ground? No neutral?
Thanks,
BJ
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Being clear here, you're trying to allow your amp to be powered from a standard Edison receptacle, so you're making a NEMA 5-15P to NEMA L6-20R adapter. Normally adapters like these are spoken of in order of signal flow, so what you mentioned would be the reverse - trying to get 120v out of an L6-20 receptacle - something that isn't safely possible. The adapter you're wanting doesn't pose a safety issue (assuming your amp is happy at 120v) and is wired per Yoel's diagram.
Bradford "BJ" James:
Thanks Yoel and TJ,
TJ, you're correct in what I'm trying to explain. The diagram Yoel attached is what I would expect for a 120v L6-20. I assumed that a 240v would have 2 hots, thus my confusion.
Yoel Farkas:
--- Quote from: Bradford "BJ" James on September 26, 2016, 04:59:30 PM ---Thanks Yoel and TJ,
TJ, you're correct in what I'm trying to explain. The diagram Yoel attached is what I would expect for a 120v L6-20. I assumed that a 240v would have 2 hots, thus my confusion.
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i also have the DNA20k4. i use it mostly with 220V. i have made an adapter that takes the 2 hots of the L6-20 to 2 Edison so i can get 220V from 2 20a 120V lines. i know it sounds crazy.
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