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 Posted: Thu, 29th Dec 2016 11:29 Post subject: Need help on wattage and racing console |
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Hi guys it's me! Long time no post but I still lurk!!
(If this should be posted in hardware, mod feel,free to move it)
I need some help! looking for a approximation.. I've tried googling the specs for these but so far wattage isn't available. Like a thrustmaster (sounds pornographic but it's not) Racing wheel and peddles. I need to know amps. But wattage is just fine. He just replaced it so I'm thinking its energy efficient.
I've also calculated a water cooled gaming computer at 5 amps (using 110 volts household) Monitor at maybe 2 amps the most. I think speakers are going to be a no go. MAybe not.
My partner does Iracing and I don't have his stuff here to be more specific, he's in Mexico on holidays. I just moved into a new condo and I already tripped the breaker plugging in a vacuum which lead me to start questioning the power in my outlets. Turns out my master bedroom and my flex room, which is going to be his racing gaming room is all on the same breaker. I only have 15 amps total to work with. The electricians put my master bedroom and the flex room (his game room) on the GFIC breaker (usually the bathroom or where there is water) which is weird and wrong?
I think I'm at 9 amps right now...unless this console has over the top power consumption. I got one month to report deficiencies to the builder. I'm thinking this is a tragic deficiency!!!
If anyone has one can you check the back and see if wattage is listed? I'm sure I'm not the only one who has run into this problem. I might buy a kill-o-watt meter tomorrow. I've been obsessing about this for 2 hours now. He isn't moving in for some time still but I gotta find a work around.
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| Posted: Thu, 29th Dec 2016 11:53 Post subject: |
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Hey!
So... does he have a PC or a console? Becuase you are talking about a gaming computer and then racing console... Or do you mean the game controller(racing wheel) by that?
Oh and we all know who the Thrustmaster ( ) is around here, don't we ixi? 
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Jan 2017 00:27 Post subject: |
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His racing wheel takes 5 V DC up to 180 mA ... if hes got a high spec pc he would use from 700 to 800 Watts power supply unit ... add 20 to 34watts more for monitor... and 55watts for a good sound system ... if you add at the same time a clock , some lights , some recording device ... and a console running at the same time .. dunno ... if hes got a 600 watts power supply with 30 amps on the +12v rail ... appliances up to 700w use a 3A fuse, for anything over 700w use a 13A ...
wanted to help you, but its hard to covert amps to watts ... if you dont have volts
and speaking about consoles ...depending on system, old ones took from 45watts to 65 watts ( playstation 2 slim requires 8.5 Volts at 5.3 Amps )... new ones PS4/xbone takes depending on model from 165W to 300W (that reads into 5amp)
just going on a bling limp here
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Jan 2017 00:32 Post subject: |
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Is'nt the word console being used as a setup in this context?
I doubt she's talking about a gaming console 
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Jan 2017 14:23 Post subject: |
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I think 15 amps is not enough for two rooms that will be used at the same time... should be 25 IMO, but proper calculation would be ideal.
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Jan 2017 15:55 Post subject: |
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The size of the house's electrical service determines how many appliances of course you can run at ONE time. Lets say on average a 200 amp service allows you to run multiple appliances at once, where as a 60amp service wont provide enough power to run your hot water heater stove and hair dryer together lol.
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Jan 2017 05:55 Post subject: |
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| moosenoodles wrote: | | The size of the house's electrical service determines how many appliances of course you can run at ONE time. Lets say on average a 200 amp service allows you to run multiple appliances at once, where as a 60amp service wont provide enough power to run your hot water heater stove and hair dryer together lol. |
thats alot of amps.
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