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tony286 · 10-18-2008, 03:28 PM

My house has 20 amp circuits, in one outlet can I put 2 computers, 2 monitors and 2 ext hds?

marketsmart · 10-18-2008, 03:34 PM

yep... just spend the money on a good surge protector and i dont mean a $20...

spend like $70-$100... you'll thank me later...

tony286 · 10-18-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by marketsmart

yep... just spend the money on a good surge protector and i dont mean a $20...

spend like $70-$100... you'll thank me later...

Thanks I have a $100 with battery backup

DeanCapture · 10-18-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tony404

My house has 20 amp circuits, in one outlet can I put 2 computers, 2 monitors and 2 ext hds?

Don't burn the house down now Tony

d-null · 10-18-2008, 04:00 PM

it's been a while since I figured stuff like this out, but to find out amps you take watts and divide it by the volts

so a 700 watt power supply would draw 700w/110v= almost 6 1/2 amps

of course there is the possibility of a spike in current draw and continuous usage close to the limit is also a consideration

note: I am not an electrician and anything I have said above is just for shits and giggles and should not be used as advice and I take no responsibility for any blown fuses or electrical mishaps

tony286 · 10-18-2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by d-null

it's been a while since I figured stuff like this out, but to find out amps you take watts and divide it by the volts

so a 700 watt power supply would draw 700w/110v= almost 6 1/2 amps

of course there is the possibility of a spike in current draw and continuous usage close to the limit is also a consideration

note: I am not an electrician and anything I have said above is just for shits and giggles and should not be used as advice and I take no responsibility for any blown fuses or electrical mishaps

Whats the worse thing that could happen I blow a fuse? I wish I knew more about this stuff.lol

After Shock Media · 10-18-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tony404

Whats the worse thing that could happen I blow a fuse? I wish I knew more about this stuff.lol

Depending on the wiring, age, etc. Worse that can happen? Can we say house fire?
Wires can get to hot over a period of time without blowing the fuse, so forth.

tony286 · 10-18-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

Depending on the wiring, age, etc. Worse that can happen? Can we say house fire?
Wires can get to hot over a period of time without blowing the fuse, so forth.

Yeah I searched and Im reading that. I think Im going to get a electrician in to check the outlets out and see what I can and cant put on it.

Eriic · 10-18-2008, 05:39 PM

The worst that can happen is you can burn your house down. Then again you can destroy your computer and monitors.
Just use surge protector and you will be fine.

stickyfingerz · 10-18-2008, 05:47 PM

Tony you will be fine with that as long as the electrical standards in the house are fairly current. So any house build since 1970 or so you should be fine. I run as much as that if not more.

tony286 · 10-18-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

Tony you will be fine with that as long as the electrical standards in the house are fairly current. So any house build since 1970 or so you should be fine. I run as much as that if not more.

it was built in 1972

RedShoe · 10-19-2008, 10:35 PM

Ours was built in the 40's and at one point last year or so, I had 6 machines and a small fridge all plugged into one circuit. Every once in a while when the air would kick on the fuse would pop, but that was about it.

I don't think anything would happen, but if you're REALLY worried. hire a pro, the last thing you EVER want to do is take the advice of a bunch of dumbshits on GFY. When your shit burns down, who are you going to blame.. us.. or yourself?

BV · 10-19-2008, 10:53 PM

1 outlet does not mean 1 20 amp circuit, usually all the receptacles in that room will be on that circuit. So if you have other shit in that room you could run into problems.

The only thing that will happen is you will trip the breaker if that breaker draws more than 20 amps.

20 amps is plenty for what you sound like you have, unless you have like a heater and a bunch of other shit plugged in on that circuit in that room.

amps = watts divided by volts

so a 100 watt light bulb draws 9/10 ths of an amp.

you can add up everything your running and figure it out

where people run into problems and burn shit down is when they alter the breakers or fuses

(like the old penny trick) in the older screw in type fuses before circuit breakers became more commonplace

CDSmith · 10-19-2008, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tony404

it was built in 1972

And you have fuses?

My rental property was built in 1914 and it's all breakers in there, 2 units, 100 amps.

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Originally Posted by BV

1 outlet does not mean 1 20 amp circuit, usually all the receptacles in that room will be on that circuit. So if you have other shit in that room you could run into problems.

Spot on.

10-18-2008, 03:28 PM	#1
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	A electrical question My house has 20 amp circuits, in one outlet can I put 2 computers, 2 monitors and 2 ext hds?

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d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	it's been a while since I figured stuff like this out, but to find out amps you take watts and divide it by the volts so a 700 watt power supply would draw 700w/110v= almost 6 1/2 amps of course there is the possibility of a spike in current draw and continuous usage close to the limit is also a consideration note: I am not an electrician and anything I have said above is just for shits and giggles and should not be used as advice and I take no responsibility for any blown fuses or electrical mishaps __________________ __________________ Looking for a custom TUBE SCRIPT that supports massive traffic, load balancing, billing support, and h264 encoding? Hit up Konrad! Looking for designs for your websites or custom tubesite design? Hit up Zuzana Designs Check out the #1 WordPress SEO Plugin: CyberSEO Suite

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RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	Ours was built in the 40's and at one point last year or so, I had 6 machines and a small fridge all plugged into one circuit. Every once in a while when the air would kick on the fuse would pop, but that was about it. I don't think anything would happen, but if you're REALLY worried. hire a pro, the last thing you EVER want to do is take the advice of a bunch of dumbshits on GFY. When your shit burns down, who are you going to blame.. us.. or yourself? __________________ SPECIALTY COSTUMES • PROPS • FX Superheroes • Monsters • Robots PM for details For any manufacturing needs. Adult or otherwise. aka BonsHigh on Insta Bonsai weed plants

10-18-2008, 03:34 PM	#2
marketsmart HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunnybrook Institution for the Criminally Insane Posts: 20,419	yep... just spend the money on a good surge protector and i dont mean a $20... spend like $70-$100... you'll thank me later...

10-18-2008, 05:39 PM	#9
Eriic So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,995	The worst that can happen is you can burn your house down. Then again you can destroy your computer and monitors. Just use surge protector and you will be fine.

10-18-2008, 05:47 PM	#10
stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,984	Tony you will be fine with that as long as the electrical standards in the house are fairly current. So any house build since 1970 or so you should be fine. I run as much as that if not more.

10-19-2008, 10:53 PM	#13
BV wtf Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bikini State, FL USA Posts: 10,914	1 outlet does not mean 1 20 amp circuit, usually all the receptacles in that room will be on that circuit. So if you have other shit in that room you could run into problems. The only thing that will happen is you will trip the breaker if that breaker draws more than 20 amps. 20 amps is plenty for what you sound like you have, unless you have like a heater and a bunch of other shit plugged in on that circuit in that room. amps = watts divided by volts so a 100 watt light bulb draws 9/10 ths of an amp. you can add up everything your running and figure it out where people run into problems and burn shit down is when they alter the breakers or fuses (like the old penny trick) in the older screw in type fuses before circuit breakers became more commonplace