[GTALUG] simple plug & play ethernet splitters?

[Karen Lewellen]

well.  I now have dedicated circuits, two of them, one for my office and 
one for my family room where the larger  production related stuff is set 
up.
In the family room I have extension cords that are intended for 
studio professional use, worse case I could take one of them with me.
Given amazon Canada has now rigged the site so one cannot refuse prime if 
using allot of adaptive technology I am likely going to need a store visit 
regardless..and the tp-links is now $26 laughs.
If I get an apc serge protector with six feet, and a six or even 8 foot 
extension hopefully I will be fine.
the problem with UPS units is, unless they talk, I cannot monitor activity 
at all.
Kare



On Fri, 9 Aug 2024, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 10:12 AM Scott Allen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 at 10:55, Karen Lewellen <klewellen at shellworld.net>
>> wrote:
>>> 14 is apparently not feet. to what does the /3 refer?
>>
>> 14 is the gauge (the diameter of each wire). The gauge number goes
>> lower as the diameter increases. In house wiring the gauges usually
>> used are:
>>
>> 14 for common 15 amp outlets.
>> 12 for less common 20 amp outlets, normally found in kitchens.
>> 10 for 30 amp electric clothes dryer outlets.
>> 8 for 40 amp electric stove outlets.
>> 6 for 50 amp electric stove outlets (not common) or electric vehicle
>> charging outlets in the garage.
>>
>
> The above is great in theory but as soon as you start adding some length to
> those cables you better start using your wire size calculator.
> For a 100' cord off of a 15A plug you had better use larger than 14 ga if
> you
> want to limit your voltage drop to 1% the recommended wire size is 4 ga.
> Your chart says that should handle more than 50 A but your chart also does
> NOT include anything for length of run which becomes the more important
> the closer to the amperage rating of the circuit the load becomes. Ignore
> to your own cost and peril.
>
>>
>> /3 is the number of wires in the cord:
>>
>> A "hot" wire (the dangerous one if you were to touch it).
>> A "neutral" wire that returns the current. It will be wired to
>> "ground" at the electrical panel.
>> A "ground" wire provided for a safe return path in case of an electrical
>> fault.
>>
>> /2 designates your standard 2 prong cord, which has a hot and neutral
>> but no ground.
>>
>> HTH
>