RE: Power consumption

As was very nicely pointed out to me, I screwed up, a #44 bulb draws 0.25
amp, NOT 0.50 amp, so reduce my current estimate by half to about 0.7 amps
@ 115VAC for a pinball game. Thanks Roger!

John :-#(#

At 09:49 AM 10/11/00, John Robertson wrote:
>We run about six to ten video games off any single 15 amp circuit breaker,
>and can run six pinballs. We only use three 15a breakers for our showroom
>and have up to twenty pins, jukes and videos on with no problems, plus the
>bench in the back is also running monitors and amplifiers under test...I
>figure the average video (vector) game draws about 1.5 amps, and pinball
>about 2 amps...(fifty #44 bulbs @.5a/6.3VAC = 1.36A/115VAC -off topic, but
>some of us have the odd pinball)
>
>John :-#)#
>
>At 08:50 AM 10/11/00, Matthew Sell wrote:
>
>>When I got my first Atari vector game, I hooked a Fluke 41 Power Quality
>>Analyzer to it to see what it really was drawing, and what effect the
>>power supply had on the rest of the house.
>>
>>The game drew about 1.5-1.7 amps while running, and since it has a linear
>>power supply was not generating any nasty harmonics (like those cheap
>>switching supplies do).
>>
>>I have my games connected to X10 appliance modules, and for parties
>>switch up to six machines at once with a 15-amp module.
>>
>>
>> - Matt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>At 05:57 AM 10/11/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>Harry, and everyone else,
>>>>
>>>>Almost every game I've ever seen says it draws 3A. When I wired up my
>>>>basement arcade "Joel's Penny Arcade" (my wife's name is Penny -- how
>>>>convenient!) I brought 20 amp service to clusters of three dual
>>>>outlets. My
>>>>rule is, I can plug exactly two machines into each dual receptacle, but not
>>>>more. So, on my 20 amp line, I'll never draw more than 18 amps if I chose
>>>>to have all 6 machines powered up simultaneously. I was reasonably
>>>>comfortable with the 10% margin of safety on top of the margin that's
>>>>already built into the ratings for the wire. I put outlets every 4 feet of
>>>>wall space so that with the machines against the wall, I do not have to run
>>>>wires all over the place. It gives a very straight shot from the
>>>>machine to
>>>>the wall. Yes, that's a lot of outlets to outfit the arcade, I used 15.
>>>>And given the geometry of the room, I'll never be able to violate my power
>>>>consumption rule. In all, I ran 120 amp service to the arcade, 100
>>>>amps for
>>>>the games, and 20 amps for the lighting. I think the only problem with
>>>>this
>>>>approach was that all those outlets slowed me down when I was putting
>>>>up the
>>>>wall board. You have to cut out holes for all the outlet boxes.
>>>>
>>>>It was worth it though. The arcade has been complete since January, and
>>>>when I got to power up all my games at once for the first time ever, it was
>>>>cool.
>>>>
>>>>Joel-
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > From: Harry Collins [mailto:bp100a@hotmail.com]
>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 9:36 PM
>>>> > To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
>>>> > Subject: VECTOR: Power consumption
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > to all:
>>>> >
>>>> > does anyone have some figures for how much current (or watts)
>>>> > a "typical"
>>>> > game machine consumes? Some typical and worst case values
>>>> > would be helpful.
>>>> > I'm trying to wire my basement arcade and need some idea as
>>>> > to how many
>>>> > machines I can hang on a 20 amp circuit.
>>>> >
>>>> > /harry
>>>> >
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>
> John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9
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