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Gigawatt G-C20A Dual Audio Grade 20 Ampère Switch.

Retail Price : € 235,00

Optimal power supply begins with a properly installed power circuit in your home. It's simpler than you might think. All you need is a direct connection to your system, or close to it. This direct cable, preferably the Gigawatt LC-Y MK3+ cable, is connected to the safety switch. It trips in case of a short circuit. This is mandatory, because without this safety switch, a fire could start in your house. As your first upgrade, you will need to replace the standard Automatic Stop, or old-fashioned fuse, with the Gigawatt G-C20A or G-C20A Dual. The G-C20A Dual is the dual version of the G-C20A. Both the Neutral and the Phase each have their own passage, and an OFC copper contact with polished silver finish, each housed in a bakelite enclosure.

Gigawatt G-C20A Dual

Switches or Circuit Breakers

In the audio world, there are many opinions when it comes to power, power switches, and fuses. A standard switch, which is probably installed in your house, works fine for safety, but the contacts in such a switch don't take into account very sensitive audio equipment. The switches can "crackle" quite a bit, which has a negative effect on the sound quality of your system. Also, cheap switches have a suboptimal power path and poor connection terminals. Cheap switches work fine for safety, but are unsuitable for pure Hi-Fi and High End audio installations.

Fuses

Older houses often have an old-fashioned fuse box with fuses. If you cause a short circuit, the fuse blows, the wire melts through. You will then need to replace the fuse. The major disadvantage of a fuse is that all current must flow through a tiny little wire. If you use a few hundred watts, the wire already gets hot, which is already detrimental to the speed of the power supply. You can hear it. If you use more power, the wire gets hot, and even the entire fuse gets hot. The sound results get progressively worse. If you exceed the limit of the fuse, for example above 2300 watts at a 10 amp fuse, the wire melts through for safety reasons. Fuses don't have the crackling side effects of ordinary electronic switches, but they do have a strong retarding effect on your audio system. So fuses aren't the answer either. Not even if the fuse wire is made of silver, gold, or if the fuse is assembled by angels in moonlight. It's simply unsuitable.

Gigawatt G-C20A Dual Circuit Breaker

The Gigawatt G-C20A Circuit Breaker is a double-pole electronic safety switch, made especially for Gigawatt by Carling Tech USA. The housing of the Gigawatt G-C20A Dual is made of bakelite. This ensures that the contact surfaces of the switch, the silver-plated breakers, always lie 100% flat against each other. You can understand that if these contact surfaces are even just 1/100mm misaligned relative to each other, the contact is no longer optimal. The Gigawatt G-C20A Dual is entirely made of demagnetized and cryo-treated material. The contact surfaces of the breakers are made of solid OFC copper, which is silver-plated and then polished. You are assured that the Gigawatt G-C20A Dual, when closed, truly allows all current to flow unhindered, without any side effects. The audible difference compared to an ordinary or so-called audiophile switch is enormous. The Gigawatt G-C20A Dual switch is officially approved in Europe and fits right into your modern meter cabinet, alongside ordinary electronic switches. The Gigawatt G-C20A Dual allows 20A of current through, which is 4600 watts, and will disconnect the Phase and Neutral contacts if exceeded. This ensures your system continues to work optimally, and in case of a short circuit, overload, or other problem, the switch will open. You can restore the connection by switching the switch back to 1.

Specifications :

Model : Gigawatt G-C20A Dual Audiophile Circuit Breaker

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Housing : Bakelite for Neutral and Phase

Contacts : Solid copper, silver-plated and polished

Installation : Standard Rail

Connection : Double connection up to 10mm2 cable

Rating : 20 Ampere (4600 watts)