House can't supply enough power

[makar1]

Double sockets are in parallel so current is shared.

[manchild]

Chances are that an outlet in a house in the US is going to be on a 15a circuit, but there are def some 20a circuits connected to outlets within the home. What exactly was happening???? Was it tripping the breaker, or was everything just dimming, or would stuff randomly go off and turn back on by itself????

[funke]

A lot of home theater guys like to have electricians rewire their living rooms for powerful amps. From the way they talk about it, it's not terribly expensive. Plus it wouldn't be a had idea to have an electrician check it out anyways.

[Bcaylor22]

Me reading the replies in this thread wat.jpg

[antifmradio]

Double sockets are in parallel so current is shared.

not exactly
what youre calling a "double socket" is a " 2 gang outlet "
Most of the time, the line comes in from the breaker panel where its connected to a SINGLE breaker,
goes up to the (2 gang) say it starts on the left side, and then its jumped to the right side.
From there the line can either continue to somewhere else (light switch or other outlet) no matter what you are doing
you always started in a BREAKER that was 15amps.
Just because you have a 15amp breaker connected to a 2 gang box outlet, doesnt MAKE it turn into 20 or 30 amps. IT will always be a 15 amp supply.

The only way you can get higher then that is
A) Start with a 20, 25, 30... amp breaker
B) Start both outlets at INDIVIDUAL breakers rated higher then 15amps.

So yes the current is shared, which means if these guys plugged in their bass bins and mixing equipment into all 4 outlets, they'd trip the breaker pretty quickly.

bottom line is, theyll need to make sure they are pulling power from different 120v supplies.


And yes...... i have studied quite a bit about electricity
Infact, i spent the last two summers, rewiring my new home to bring things up to code


Next step is to pull out my old breaker panel (100amp service)
and replace it with a 200 amp service

[manchild]

Next step is to pull out my old breaker panel (100amp service)
and replace it with a 200 amp service

Just a word of caution.....this is a very involved task that depending on the size of the job could take awhile (meaning the possibility of being without power in the meantime). It's one of those things that looks easier then it actually is. No matter how skilled a craftsmen, its a job that I do not recommend any amateur doing. Obviously dangerous too.... In any case best of luck.....

[iambiggles]

not exactly

goes up to the (2 gang) say it starts on the left side, and then its jumped to the right side.
From there the line can either continue to somewhere else (light switch or other outlet) no matter what you are doing

I'm in the UK so our codes/rules may well be different, but I'm pretty sure its unwise to run lighting on the same circuit as power sockets. I've remodeled multiple houses and (over here, so, as I say maybe different rules) we have separate feeds for lighting, power sockets, then others for high draw feeds like kitchen appliances. I've always specified multiple separate 30amp feeds for my studio and again for the garage where I need high draw feeds for tig and mig welders.

Each circuit group (lighting, wall outlets, specific outlets) then has its own matched RCD.

Belts and Braces

[manchild]

Over here there's no code against having general purpose outlets and lighting connected to the same circuit in a home, and its common practice. Depending on the room and or the equipment being supplied, there are different types of circuits required....code will define what they can or can not feed and or the size of the circuit and or special protection (ground fault, arc fault,etc). Weird talkin electrical on a dj forum

[DJ MAX]

I always split with two extension cords from different outlets as far away as possible one for lights and anotherone for amps so if lights go dark music continue....

[DJ MAX]

and i got 3 amps @ 2500 w each....
also the lights take a lot of power..

I always split with two extension cords from different outlets as far away as possible one for lights and anotherone for amps so if lights go dark music continue....