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Am I overloading my power circuits?

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Hotar9978

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So I got into this mining craze a few days ago and weird things has started happening. OTA TV is unwatchable, I figured it's some sort of EMI and bought an mohu jolt for it- fixed it completely.

Just yesterday two out of the total two of my ceiling light bulbs (the spiral ones) exploded and it smelled like plastic.

The two mining systems consumes 750w and 580w. I'm not sure precisely how many amps this particular circuit is rated for, but I assume the standard 15 amps.

Any ideas? What would cause two light bulbs to go out all at once? Would an overloaded circuit cause it?
 
Agenesis said:
So I got into this mining craze a few days ago and weird things has started happening. OTA TV is unwatchable, I figured it's some sort of EMI and bought an mohu jolt for it- fixed it completely.

Just yesterday two out of the total two of my ceiling light bulbs (the spiral ones) exploded and it smelled like plastic.

The two mining systems consumes 750w and 580w. I'm not sure precisely how many amps this particular circuit is rated for, but I assume the standard 15 amps.

Any ideas? What would cause two light bulbs to go out all at once? Would an overloaded circuit cause it?
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NO......you are more likely getting some type of power spikes/ surges and the particular bulbs just happen to get damaged first since they have no surge protection.....and think about it...if the circuit was overloaded it would trip the breaker...that's what the breakers are for.......it might be a good idea to look into hole house surge protection.....depending on the brand of panel you have(and if theres any space left) they make surge protectors that can mount in your panel very easily

edit: if your house is wired incorrectly then that would be the first thing to get fixed (proper grounding/ good connections/ hots/neutrals going to correct connections on outlets ect)
 
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I don't know what country you are in, but each plug socket should be able to handle 3kW and your power system should be able to cope with all sockets being used at max.

Check with your neighbours to see if they had power issues at the same time, if they didn't then you should contact and electrician to check your house out.
 
I'm an electrician by trade so i can try and hep you as much as possible...but he did bring up a good point...what is the location of the house in question and about when was it built? Does you house have a modern breaker panel or older fuse box style?
 
Spazturtle said:
I don't know what country you are in, but each plug socket should be able to handle 3kW and your power system should be able to cope with all sockets being used at max.

Check with your neighbours to see if they had power issues at the same time, if they didn't then you should contact and electrician to check your house out.
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3kW per socket? Where do you live? Most common household breakers in the U.S are 15A @ 120V. That's a maximum of 1800W and that's assuming you've got a good solid 120V. I believe it's closer to 110V than 120V in most places.
 
Skillz said:
3kW per socket? Where do you live? Most common household breakers in the U.S are 15A @ 120V. That's a maximum of 1800W and that's assuming you've got a good solid 120V. I believe it's closer to 110V than 120V in most places.
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Most of the world and some parts of the usa work on 230-250V* @ 13A (26A for double)


*When you see it listed as 240V it means 230V-250V
 
Spazturtle said:
Most of the world and some parts of the usa work on 230-250V* @ 13A (26A for double)


*When you see it listed as 240V it means 230V-250V
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That's why I asked where you are from and stated that the U.S. is more common to have 15A @ 120V.
 
Spazturtle said:
From the UK here.
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Well now I kind of figured you weren't in the U.S. but I must mention that each socket can not handle 3kW of power unless each individual socket has it's own breaker. Otherwise it has to share that load.
 
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