[ale] AMD300 Watt PS

[Chris Fowler]

Well,  No.

The wire in the house may only be rated for 15amp.  Allowing 30amps through
is a fire hazard.  I can go up to 30amps but would have to replace the wire
in the walls.  It would be easier to pull a new circuit.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Lawler [mailto:glawlert6 at yahoo.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 7:43 PM
To: ale
Subject: Re: [ale] AMD300 Watt PS


Forgive the stupidity here, I don't know to much about the subject. But
could you
not replace the 15amp breaker for say a 30amp if not a 20amp don't they just
pull
out of there slot? This would seem easier then buying a UPS???

Robert Heaven wrote:

> Not sure but I think I got you beat. The genious that built this house
> put 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom on a single 15amp breaker. Back when the
> girls were teenagers and living at home, they couldn't use 2 hair dryers
> at the same time without popping the breaker. Now that I have one room
> for an office and the other room is empty things are allot simpler. But
> I'm still overloading the circuit and need 3 APC BackUPS Batteries to
> keep from popping the breaker...
>
> On a single 15amp breaker:
>
> 1 - P166 old Compaq
> 1 - Celery 366
> 2 - K6/2-500
> 1 - IBM StinkPad T21
> 2 - Printers
> 2 - External Modems
> 1 - Axis Print Server
> 1 - Cable Modem
> 1 - 8 Port Hub
> 1 - External Zip Drive
> 1 - Flat Bed Scanner
> 2 - Sets of Powered Speakers
> 2 - 17" Monitors
> 1 - 4 Port KVM Switch
> 1 - Cordless Phone
> 3 - Halogen Desk Lamps
> 1 - Ceiling Fans with light fixture
>
> Plus all the lights and outlets in the bathroom and the other bedroom.
>
> Chris Fowler wrote:
>
> >I just began having an interesting problem on a machine that has an
AMD300
> >watt power supply.  It randomly reboots itself.  I believe it has
something
> >to do with the load on the circuit.  I see this problem sometimes when
the
> >central-air heater starts up.  I'll rundown what is on the circuit.
> >
> >
> >3 Lights
> >1 21" HPA4033A Monitor
> >1 19" TV
> >1 VCR
> >1 Subwoffer speaker set
> >1 Celeraon 400 with 250Watt PS
> >1 Mini computer with 60Wat PS
> >1 5 Port 10/100 Switch
> >1 5 Port 10mb hub
> >1 P75 with 200 Watt PS
> >1 Telocity DSL adapter
> >1 Toshiba Laptop
> >1 Cell phone charger.
> >
> >As I typed this list out I'm thinking "Damn!"
> >
> >Chris



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