Par lamps and standard household outlets
Thu, 26 Nov 2009, 04:08 pmjebby8 posts in thread
Par lamps and standard household outlets
Thu, 26 Nov 2009, 04:08 pmHi, I would really appreciate some help on this ... I have some PAR16 (60 Watt) lamps and i was wondering is it okay to plug about 4 into a power board and into a standard 240v household outlet? I was wondering, because just now I tried plugging ONE into a powerboard and into an outlet and the lamp blew and tripped the circuit ... so I'm not sure what to think anymore.
Help would be appreciated, I deal with mostly sound and lights are really my epic weakness =) Thanks in advance!
4 x 60 Watts = 240 Watts =
Thu, 26 Nov 2009, 04:22 pm4 x 60 Watts = 240 Watts = 1 Amp.
A standard powerboard has an overload trip of 10 Amps, so there is no danger of overloading the circuit.
This is assuming they are 240 Volt lamps. Some parcans are 110 Volt and you need to run 2 in series to operate them on 240 Volt.
From what you are saying about the lamp blowing, and the circuit tripping, this may be the case.
However, the lamp may have been at the end of it's life, and sometimes a lamp blowing will trip the circuit it supplies.
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