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Old 04-19-2007, 02:23 AM
HP HP is offline
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Default Hay Guys Anyone No Electrical Stuff

I'm wondering how much power I can draw from one rooms worth of electrical sockets. Naturally, I turn to bb4l

Things I have running:

High end laptop
24" Dell lcd
Stereo
Cappuccino machine
Blender
Fridge
External hardrive (needs own power)
Force feedback joystick (needs own power)
Phone (needs power)
A few lights

And I'm thinking of buying too desktop PC's, probably just one crappy CRT to be used between to two

Does it matter if I spread out the power usage over two diff electrical outlets in the same room? Are there any devices I should be using to ensure enough power is getting to all of this stuff? What are the chances I blow something up?

If I get any good advice I'll take some pics of my sweet set up
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:27 AM
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Default Re: Hay Guys Anyone No Electrical Stuff

btw we run on 220V here if that matters
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:27 AM
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Default Re: Hay Guys Anyone No Electrical Stuff

good luck. i dont think you could add a freaking nightlight without blowing the thing, at least not on the nyc grids
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:29 AM
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Default Re: Hay Guys Anyone No Electrical Stuff

Go the circuit breaker box and figure out how many breakers correspond to the outlets in that room.
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:32 AM
creamfillin creamfillin is offline
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Default Re: Hay Guys Anyone No Electrical Stuff

a typical outlet can only handle around 1500 watts I think, so add up your wattage on all your crap and make sure it's around 1500-2000 watts
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:34 AM
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Go the circuit breaker box and figure out how many breakers correspond to the outlets in that room.

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what does one then do with this information
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:42 AM
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Default Re: Hay Guys Anyone No Electrical Stuff

Things I have running:

3 20" Samsung Monitors
1 17" Samsung Monitor
1 30" HDTV
2 Laptops
3 Sets of Computer Speakers
2 Printers
2 Routers (1 wireless)
1 External Harddrive
1 Playstation 2 (on standby)
3 Sets of Computer Speakers (2 w/ Subs)
2 Larger Sized Mini-Fridges
1 Wine Fridge
1 Oscilating Fan
2 Alarm Clocks
2 Charging Cell Phones
1 Docked PDA
5 75w Lightbulbs (1 fixture)
1 60w Lightbulb
1 40w Lightbulb
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:43 AM
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[ QUOTE ]
Things I have running:

3 20" Samsung Monitors
1 17" Samsung Monitor
1 30" HDTV
2 Laptops
3 Sets of Computer Speakers
2 Printers
2 Routers (1 wireless)
1 External Harddrive
1 Playstation 2 (on standby)
3 Sets of Computer Speakers (2 w/ Subs)
2 Larger Sized Mini-Fridges
1 Wine Fridge
1 Oscilating Fan
2 Alarm Clocks
2 Charging Cell Phones
1 Docked PDA
5 75w Lightbulbs (1 fixture)
1 60w Lightbulb
1 40w Lightbulb

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in one bedroom?
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:46 AM
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Yeah, in 1 11x13 two person dorm room.
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:50 AM
majesty2009 majesty2009 is offline
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Default Re: Hay Guys Anyone No Electrical Stuff

Dude unless your appartment was built in 1934 you will be fine. You have at a minimum 20,000w left to work with. This is just a generalization, but you should be fine. I can break it down here, but Im sure you will find this boring.














































































I dont know [censored] about Electrical stuff.
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