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Par lamps and standard household outlets

Thu, 26 Nov 2009, 04:08 pm
jebby8 posts in thread
Hi, 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!

Eek.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009, 01:03 pm
Wow Adrian, that IS disconcerting ... thanks for telling me that. The powerboard I used was something fairly cheap and had been lying around for a while, so it may have just been a bad combination of such things. Thanks again to everyone who replied! =)

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