I added another subwoofer to my room and it has me thinking about how much power the room is using.
Here are all the things in the room that take power and could potentially be on at the same time:
Lights (9 @ 100W = 7.5A)
PS3 (180W = 1.5A)
Epson 8500UB (3.3A)
Onkyo 805 (9.5A?)
DirectTV DVR (40W = .34A)
Parasound HCA-1500A (2 running mono mode @ 630W = 10.5A?)
MFW-15s (3 @ 350W = 8.75A)
Pop Corn Machine (1350W = 11.25A)
Microwave (1000W = 8.3A)
Total = ~61 Amps .:dizzy:
Do these numbers look right? Am I computing the amps correctly? Amps = (Watts / 120)
I think the room only has a 15 Amp circuit but I'm not sure if the all the outlets are on the same circuit or not. I haven't seen any breakers trip but I also don't usually have everything running full power all the time.
The amp usage from the Onkyo should be much lower than 9.5A since I'm using the Parasounds for the LR and it's only powering the center and sides. I also don't think I drive the Parasounds that hard as well.
I need to get one of those Kill-A-Watt thingys to see what my real power consumption is and also start playing with the breakers to see what circuits everything is on.
For now I think we'll have some rules in place to make sure we run the Popcorn machine or microwave while everything is paused.
Here are all the things in the room that take power and could potentially be on at the same time:
Lights (9 @ 100W = 7.5A)
PS3 (180W = 1.5A)
Epson 8500UB (3.3A)
Onkyo 805 (9.5A?)
DirectTV DVR (40W = .34A)
Parasound HCA-1500A (2 running mono mode @ 630W = 10.5A?)
MFW-15s (3 @ 350W = 8.75A)
Pop Corn Machine (1350W = 11.25A)
Microwave (1000W = 8.3A)
Total = ~61 Amps .:dizzy:
Do these numbers look right? Am I computing the amps correctly? Amps = (Watts / 120)
I think the room only has a 15 Amp circuit but I'm not sure if the all the outlets are on the same circuit or not. I haven't seen any breakers trip but I also don't usually have everything running full power all the time.
The amp usage from the Onkyo should be much lower than 9.5A since I'm using the Parasounds for the LR and it's only powering the center and sides. I also don't think I drive the Parasounds that hard as well.
I need to get one of those Kill-A-Watt thingys to see what my real power consumption is and also start playing with the breakers to see what circuits everything is on.
For now I think we'll have some rules in place to make sure we run the Popcorn machine or microwave while everything is paused.
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