Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Ok, I'm only going with 16 channels for this year, but am wondering... Can I plug the two male ends from the LOR unit into the same wall outlet or do I need seperate outlets for the power draw ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 We had 16 channels as well this year. My husband ran 2 20amp GFCI outlets side by side and plugged 1 cord into one and 1 cord into the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 What you really want to find out, is if the receptacle is a dedicated receptacle, and if not, what else is running on it (or how many amps are available).Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Philip wrote: Ok, I'm only going with 16 channels for this year, but am wondering... Can I plug the two male ends from the LOR unit into the same wall outlet or do I need seperate outlets for the power draw ??Depends. Do you know how many amps you are going to pull?If not, then you will need to determine that first. However, note that in the default configuration, each side can run up to 15amps. Given that most outlets are 15amps, you would be maxing out the capabilities of the circuits if you were to load the controller to it's maximum limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Philip wrote: Ok, I'm only going with 16 channels for this year, but am wondering... Can I plug the two male ends from the LOR unit into the same wall outlet or do I need seperate outlets for the power draw ??Philip,To answere your question... Yes, you can use the same outlet for both plugs.Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 there are three outlets on this breaker, front porch, back patio, and garage with a GFCI plug on the garage outlet. I can pretty much ensure that no other power is drawn from the other two while the show would be running.I'll probably end up with around 7,000 mini lights next year so the draw won't be overkill.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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