Date   : Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:45:22 +0100
From   : bbcmicro@... (Ian Stocks)
Subject: Leccy @ Acorn World '09

Dave Moore wrote:
> Anyway, if it turns out that 30A is all we have to play with, then my original
> grand plans
> <http://www.acornworld.co.uk/prep/AcornWorld2009_Power+Sockets+WiringPlan.png>
> will need need to be toned down a bit (as I think we'd have been looking at up
> to 55 amps).
> 
> So here's an alternative, less-ambitious proposal:
> http://www.acornworld.co.uk/prep/AcornWorld2009_Power_Reduced_Sockets+WiringPlan.png
> 
> Would this still be pushing it? (I'm not an electrician so would welcome any
> input). Bear in mind that across the other side of the room you'd have a
> laptop, projector and PA.

What are you basing your calculations on? Current usage per socket?

I've just measured the consumption of a mono monitor & Atom using a 
cheap plug-in monitor (so take figures with a healthy margin of error) 
at 0.2A. Plugging a beeb in pushed it up to 0.3A. I can bring at least 
two of these plug-in monitoring devices, and I guess other people have 
such devices. I suspect if we keep an eye on total usage we'll be ok.


Ian.