dustinpelletier Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Ive been surfing a lot researching for my first light show next year.Somewhere I saw a chart that shows how much amperage strings of 50, 100, 200 of mini, c7, c8, c9 etc use. I just can't remember where I saw it. Does anyone know where I may have seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 you'll find this helpful.http://www.quartzhillchristmas.com/12.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinpelletier Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Wow. Thanks. Not the same as I found before but this is soooo much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSedg Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Buy one of these and you will never have to worry about putting too much on a channel:http://www.ebay.com/itm/KILL-A-WATT-Electricity-Power-Usage-Monitor-meter-P4400-/360420287489?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53eab92401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Or one of these, that shows Voltage, Amps and Watts on one display: http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-electricity-usage-tester-65731.htmlI have several and well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Dustin...there are really two pieces to this. The software will help you plan, the kill-a-watt tools help give you real time info, both under operating conditions, and also, if you have a decoration or string that doesn't fit any of the existing data.You definitely want to make the Kill-A-Watt one of your first purchases, watch the forum and the website for regular deals on these, you should easily be able to get one for under 20 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dito Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I would highly recommend the KillAWatt. The Killawatt also shows amp, voltage, watts, kwh. Sorry, but I've shopped at Harbor Freight before, and I wont go back there for anything I want to trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 HD usually has them in the store for $22-26http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202196386/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053Free shipping on-line for $21 (about every 2 months they reduce these to $16 for a few days on their Daily Deals page).http://www.meritline.com/p3-international-p4400-kill-watt-electricity-detector---p-22980.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStatefan Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 There was also a very cool spread sheet that would look at your sequence and graph your amperage draw. I do not know if it has been updated to work with S3. Here is a sample graph from his website. I know it took a lot of time to create this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 KStatefan wrote: There was also a very cool spread sheet that would look at your sequence and graph your amperage draw. I do not know if it has been updated to work with S3. Here is a sample graph from his website. I know it took a lot of time to create this.It is the LOR utility:http://t2lights.com/christmas/lorutility.htmlVery handy program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I looked at that think a long time ago...seemed like the setup was a bit of a pain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 DonFL wrote: I looked at that think a long time ago...seemed like the setup was a bit of a pain...It really isn't. The only thing is that you have to know the amperage of each channel, so I usually print out my channel config and just use my kill-a-watt and check each line as I am setting up (plug it into a live cord with the kill-a-watt attached to measure prior to plugging it into the controller--nice job for a child as you hand them the individual channel cords from around the display). You could type it right into the spreadsheet if you have a laptop to take out to the setup area. After that, the rest is a breeze. The directions are a little wordy which makes it sound confusing. It is particularly useful if you will be pushing the power limits of the controller/bank or a house circuit (multiple controllers). The program will let you graph by individual bank, by controller, by house circuit (multiple controllers on 1), or total display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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