Gigawatt G-C20A Single, Silver Contact Audiograde Circuit Breaker, 20 Ampere : SOLD OUT

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Gigawatt G-C20A Single Audio Grade 20 Ampere Switch.

Retail Price : € 90,00

Optimal power supply starts with a properly installed circuit breaker in your home. It is simpler than it sounds. All you need is a direct connection to your system, or close nearby. This direct cable, preferably the Gigawatt LC-Y EVO cable, is connected to the safety switch. It trips in case of a short circuit. Essential to do, because without this safety switch, a fire could break out in your home. 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 Single is the single version of the double-pole G-C20AD. The idea is that you only run the Phase (Brown) through the switch. The Neutral (Blue) wire runs directly to the rail of the circuit breaker box. The G-C20A has an OFC copper contact with polished silver contact, and is housed in a Bakelite enclosure.

Switches or Circuit Breakers

In the audio world there are many opinions when it comes to power, power switches and fuses. A standard switch, probably built into your home, works fine for safety, but the contacts in such a switch do not account for very sensitive audio equipment. The switches can be quite "noisy", which has a negative effect on the sound quality of your system. Also, cheap switches have a non-optimal current path and poor connection terminals. Cheap switches are fine for safety, but are unsuitable for pure Hi-Fi and High End Audio installations.

Rush In Problems

Modern power amplifiers can briefly draw a power surge upon switch-on that can be up to 10 or 20 times the rated value of the switch. This brief power surge can damage a normal switch, and it will gradually decline in quality. The new Gigawatt G-C20A is specially built for this, and the quality of the connection remains optimal.

Fuses

Older homes often have old-fashioned fuse boxes with fuses. If you have a short circuit, the fuse trips, the wire melts through. You will then have to replace the fuse. The major disadvantage of a fuse is that all current must pass through a tiny little wire. The cross-section of the wire of a fuse is approximately 1/50mm. You read it right. There you are with nice and heavy power cords, and at the base you have a wire of at most 1/10 mm thick. If you use a couple of 100 watts, the thin wire already gets warm, which is already detrimental to the speed of the power supply. You can hear it. The dynamics change. If you use more power, the wire gets hot, and even the entire fuse gets hot. The audio results get worse and worse. If you exceed the limit of the fuse, for example above 2300 Watts with a 10 Ampere fuse, the wire melts through, for safety reasons. Fuses do not have the crackling side effects of ordinary electronic switches, but they do have a strong restrictive effect on your audio system. Fuses are definitely not the answer. Not even if the fuse wire is made of silver, gold, or if the fuse is assembled by the so-called "Virgin Angels by Moonlight". It is simply unsuitable.

Gigawatt G-C20A Single Circuit Breaker

The Gigawatt G-C20A Circuit Breaker is the newest single-pole electronic safety switch, specially made for Gigawatt by Carling Tech USA for use in the EU. The 20 Ampere version cannot always be used in every home. The 16 Ampere version can. Check this before you purchase this switch. The enclosure of the Gigawatt G-C20A Single is made of Bakelite. This is to ensure that the contact surfaces of the switch, the silver-plated breakers, are always 100% flat against each other. You can understand that if these contact surfaces are even 1/100mm skewed relative to each other, the contact is no longer optimal. The Gigawatt G-C20A Single is completely 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 Single in closed state allows all current to pass unobstructed, without any side effects. The audible difference with an ordinary or so-called audiophile switch is enormous. The Gigawatt G-C20A Single switch is officially approved in Europe and fits right into your modern circuit breaker box, next to ordinary electronic switches, but not every electrician is willing to install it, since officially both the Phase and Neutral must always be disconnected in case of a short circuit. The Gigawatt G-C20A Single allows 20A current continuously, which is 4600 Watts, and in case of overage will only disconnect the Phase contact. This way your system remains optimally functional, and in case of short circuit, overload or other problem, the switch will open. You can restore the contact by switching the switch back to 1.

Listening

We are often asked, what difference do you actually hear? If you replace your switch, sound module, fuse with the Gigawatt G-C20A then everything becomes better. The dynamics become better and cleaner, the 3D image larger, and you definitely hear more details. Of course, it is best if you not only replace the switch, but also the cable to the system, the power outlet, and if within your budget, a Gigawatt Power Filter, PowerPrime or Power Conditioner.

Specifications :

Model : Gigawatt G-C20A Single Audiophile Circuit Breaker

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Enclosure : Bakelite for Phase

Contacts : Solid copper, silver-plated and polished

Installation : Standard Rail

Connection : Single connection up to 10mm2 cable

Value : 20 Ampere (4600 watt)