Re: Startup current draw?

So we can deduce that if you can start up 5 games simultaneously on a
20A circuit, the startup draw is less than 4A each. If they averaged
more than 4A you'd instantly trip your breaker. Can we assume those are
all 19" monitors? I'm not really worried about the house circuit - I
just don't want a fire caused by the remote outlet between the games and
the hardwired receptacle.

Chad

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> I have 5 video games per 20 Amp circuit max. The 20 Amp circuits have
> 20 amp wiring to standard wall plugs. I have 8 wall switches to
> control the 32 outlets in the 3 game rooms in my basement. When I
> want to turn them all on, I just throw all the switches or I can just
> turn on a section at a time. It really works out great. I haven't
> thrown a breaker yet and there's also 15 Pinball machines in the mix
> (no more than 4 of these per circuit)...
>
> -Al-
>
> tower@gis.net wrote:
> > Haven't been able to find this out there... what is the startup
> > current draw on your average vector game? I'm setting up my game
> > area now and am using remote control outlets for specific
> > sections... want to make sure I don't overload the product since it
> > starts them all at once. If it helps, they are almost all Atari
> vectors. >
> > Chad
> >
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