Disco in the House!

[2Groove]

I've recently had request to provide a Disco for weddings in the Bridge and Grooms house, and on both occasions they've enquired about the chances of the rig tripping the electrics.

I've only done 1 house aprty before, and it was never an issue but is this something to be aware of?

Any insite would be great!

[NKR]

I've recently had request to provide a Disco for weddings in the Bridge and Grooms house, and on both occasions they've enquired about the chances of the rig tripping the electrics.

I've only done 1 house aprty before, and it was never an issue but is this something to be aware of?

Any insite would be great!

Just work out your load and as long as it doesn't go over 13 amp you shouldn't trip anything.

[discomobiledj]

Just work out your load and as long as it doesn't go over 13 amp you shouldn't trip anything.

What he said!

If the load needs to be split, then do it, don't chance it!

The good things with house parties is that you don't need anywhere near the normal amount of equipment.

[2Groove]

Sorry if this is a daft question, but how do i find out how many Amps my rig will produce? I assume that the harder i push the amp, that will draw more power..

[A1DL]

Sorry if this is a daft question, but how do i find out how many Amps my rig will produce? I assume that the harder i push the amp, that will draw more power..

Barry

Your lighting is more likely to require more power than your sound system. If you are using just a couple of amplifiers and playing at normal mobile disco levels in a private reisdence, you should be able to run them from one 13a socket with no problems. You would be surprised how little current a reasonably efficient sound system draws when playing "normal" music (drum & bass, dubstep, etc. excluded as that's neither "normal" nor "music" IMHO)

Lighting is much more power hungry - add up the wattage of each unit (or lamp + 10% for motorised effects if you are unsure), divide the total by 230v (to err on the side of caution) and that will give you the current draw in amperes.

General tips for private residences include;
1. run sound and light off two separate sockets, spearate ring main circuits if possible.
2. be mindful of what else may be going on - probably not a good idea to draw power from the kitchen, as this ring is more likely to be close to the capacity of the MCB

hope this helps

Tony

[Kernow]

Hopefully MaxG will be along with some advice soon, playing in the house is his area of specialisation.

[discomobiledj]

Hopefully MaxG will be along with some advice soon, playing in the house is his area of specialisation.

You might get a if you do!

[Kernow]

You might get a if you do!

Even with power locking sockets & RCD's

[A1DL]

Hopefully MaxG will be along with some advice soon, playing in the house is his area of specialisation.

House DJ "Maxwell House" only plays in the bedroom though, doesn't he?

[rob1963]

Simple answer: You can draw 3,000 watts from a single unshared socket.

The instruction manuals for your various bits of kit should have a spec page showing how many watts each item draws from the mains, so write them all down & add them up.

If the total is no more than 3,000 watts, a single standard socket will be sufficient.