Re: Startup current draw?

Yes, I have not had any problems with that configuration and they are
all 19" games. Some vectors, I have 5 vector games but only 3 of them
are color and they are on the same circuit as two raster games. One of
the colors is a Star Wars with extra fans over the Amplifone boards so I
suspect it draws a little more power. I think 3 amps is the general
rule for vids if I remember right.

Al-

tower@gis.net wrote:
> 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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