You guys are doing this wrong. You need to get one of these:
You can turn off any of the ports that aren't being used, then turn on when needed.
Man! Why the hell aren't these more common? I have a good variety of power strips in new and vintage styles, and the only thing I've seen like this is a big flat thing made to sit under a CRT computer monitor (and, ideally, on top of a horizontal computer) and provide power for said monitor, computer, and attendant peripherals like printer, modem, and speakers; in other words, oldschool AF
Because newer electronics tend to need to be “always on” so something similar wont sell well. I just made my own.
I am quite curious what you mean here. I can understand why turning (and thus everytime setting) an alarm clock would not be proper, and likewise could understand the necessity of keeping a fridge plugged in. But other appliances, I honestly have no idea, is there something I'm overlooking? wifi would be another, I guess.
But tv, stereo, game consoles, etc., honestly not necessary.
Anything with a clock. All 3 current gen consoles should be plugged in for updates etc. same with computers, TVs, anything that runs on a op system that requires updates.
Yeah, my TV, AV Receiver, Blu-ray player all get updates. Rather they updated when I'm sleeping or at work than waiting twenty minutes when I want to watch a bunch of overpaid actors fight CGI monsters.
Add up the voltage, wattage and amperage of how much all of your electronics take up. If it is below or close to equal of your power strip's specifications, than you're fine.
Those numbers are all inter-related --> i.e. W = V*A
The voltage is fixed, based on whatever AC supply voltage a country uses.
Like Wunderful said, a typical household circuit is rated for either 15A or 20A, depending on what quality was paid for at the time it was put in.
(if an outlet is on a line with overhead light fixtures, it is much more likely to be 15A, in my limited experience -- Wunderful might have seen differently -- and I suspect that may be a matter of regional preference of contractors/installers)
Since we use 120V, nominally, in the USA, that gives you 1800 Watts, total, on a 15A circuit, or 2400 Watts, total on a 20 A circuit.
But that is the 100% absolute maximum.
The SAFE wattage is generally referenced at 80% of that number -- so 1440 W on a 15A circuit or 1920 W on a 20A circuit.
You'd need good knowledge of exactly what outlets are on the circuit you're using before you'd want to press your luck with the safe wattage limits, since you might have multiple rooms on the same circuit, and if you have an old house that isn't wired to modern standards of circuit layout, you might even have some 120V appliances on the same circuit as your living room.
But unless you have a huge sound system, are using a giant CRT, and running a bunch of old computers/consoles at once, you are pretty unlikely to hit that those Wattage numbers with typical electronics.
(they are MUCH more likely to be bumped with starting loads on power tools)
But unless you have a huge sound system, are using a giant CRT, and running a bunch of old computers/consoles at once, you are pretty unlikely to hit that those Wattage numbers with typical electronics.
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You guys are doing this wrong. You need to get one of these:
You can turn off any of the ports that aren't being used, then turn on when needed.
Man! Why the hell aren't these more common? I have a good variety of power strips in new and vintage styles, and the only thing I've seen like this is a big flat thing made to sit under a CRT computer monitor (and, ideally, on top of a horizontal computer) and provide power for said monitor, computer, and attendant peripherals like printer, modem, and speakers; in other words, oldschool AF
Because newer electronics tend to need to be “always on” so something similar wont sell well. I just made my own.
I am quite curious what you mean here. I can understand why turning (and thus everytime setting) an alarm clock would not be proper, and likewise could understand the necessity of keeping a fridge plugged in. But other appliances, I honestly have no idea, is there something I'm overlooking? wifi would be another, I guess.
But tv, stereo, game consoles, etc., honestly not necessary.
Anything with a clock. All 3 current gen consoles should be plugged in for updates etc. same with computers, TVs, anything that runs on a op system that requires updates.
Add up the voltage, wattage and amperage of how much all of your electronics take up. If it is below or close to equal of your power strip's specifications, than you're fine.
Those numbers are all inter-related --> i.e. W = V*A
The voltage is fixed, based on whatever AC supply voltage a country uses.
Like Wunderful said, a typical household circuit is rated for either 15A or 20A, depending on what quality was paid for at the time it was put in.
(if an outlet is on a line with overhead light fixtures, it is much more likely to be 15A, in my limited experience -- Wunderful might have seen differently -- and I suspect that may be a matter of regional preference of contractors/installers)
Since we use 120V, nominally, in the USA, that gives you 1800 Watts, total, on a 15A circuit, or 2400 Watts, total on a 20 A circuit.
But that is the 100% absolute maximum.
The SAFE wattage is generally referenced at 80% of that number -- so 1440 W on a 15A circuit or 1920 W on a 20A circuit.
You'd need good knowledge of exactly what outlets are on the circuit you're using before you'd want to press your luck with the safe wattage limits, since you might have multiple rooms on the same circuit, and if you have an old house that isn't wired to modern standards of circuit layout, you might even have some 120V appliances on the same circuit as your living room.
But unless you have a huge sound system, are using a giant CRT, and running a bunch of old computers/consoles at once, you are pretty unlikely to hit that those Wattage numbers with typical electronics.
(they are MUCH more likely to be bumped with starting loads on power tools)
But unless you have a huge sound system, are using a giant CRT, and running a bunch of old computers/consoles at once, you are pretty unlikely to hit that those Wattage numbers with typical electronics.
Isn't that like half the forum?