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20amp Circuit How many computers T.J. 01-30-2007
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Posted by T.J. on January 30, 2007, 9:12 pm


Can anybody tell me if 3 computers are too much for a 20 amp circuit?
Actually it is 3 monitors a printer "not laser" and 3 thin clients if
anybody knows what a thin client is. it is about the size of a book
and is not a full tower so I assume it consumes alot less power then a
full computer tower.


Posted by RBM on January 30, 2007, 9:14 pm


You'll be just fine




> Can anybody tell me if 3 computers are too much for a 20 amp circuit?
> Actually it is 3 monitors a printer "not laser" and 3 thin clients if
> anybody knows what a thin client is. it is about the size of a book
> and is not a full tower so I assume it consumes alot less power then a
> full computer tower.
>



Posted by Goedjn on January 31, 2007, 11:36 am


On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:14:14 -0500, "RBM" <rbm2(remove
this)@optonline.net> wrote:

>You'll be just fine
>
>
>
>
>> Can anybody tell me if 3 computers are too much for a 20 amp circuit?
>> Actually it is 3 monitors a printer "not laser" and 3 thin clients if
>> anybody knows what a thin client is. it is about the size of a book
>> and is not a full tower so I assume it consumes alot less power then a
>> full computer tower.
>>

Every bit of electrical equipment with a UL rating should have
somewhere on it a plate that tell you what sort of power it draws.

Add them up.



Posted by Eigenvector on January 30, 2007, 9:33 pm



> Can anybody tell me if 3 computers are too much for a 20 amp circuit?
> Actually it is 3 monitors a printer "not laser" and 3 thin clients if
> anybody knows what a thin client is. it is about the size of a book
> and is not a full tower so I assume it consumes alot less power then a
> full computer tower.
>

Not that tough to compute if you really are a computer geek.

500 W power supply at 120 volts AC = 5 Amps approximately if you want to use
conservative figures.

So factor in the peripherals - which really don't draw much at all, and
you're getting pretty damn close to 20A at full draw startup.



Posted by Mark Lloyd on January 30, 2007, 10:16 pm



>Can anybody tell me if 3 computers are too much for a 20 amp circuit?
>Actually it is 3 monitors a printer "not laser" and 3 thin clients if
>anybody knows what a thin client is.

Has no disks, and is booted from the network?

> it is about the size of a book
>and is not a full tower so I assume it consumes alot less power then a
>full computer tower.

Shouldn't be a problem.
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