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Electrical Rating (Volts) on SX2, VOD & CG250
Hi, just a general question hopefully somone has easily available... I'd like to know the electrical rating (volt potential) on the SX2, VOD/LiVE Stream and CG250. The three machines are in my rack and hard to get at, but I need to find this info. Does anyone know?
I’m just curious!
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Inappropriate?Normally the power ratings on such devices (as listed on the back of the boxes, at the power supply) are measured in watts or amps, assuming you are using 110-120 volts AC. Are you interested in calculating the total power that these units consume? If so, you would want to know the current (amps) or watts. Maybe I am misunderstanding your question?
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Inappropriate?Ohhh, I think I'm going about it wrong then... Yes I need to to calculate the total power these units are consuming and I thought I needed to measure in voltage, but you are saying I need to measure in watts or amps? I was looking on the boxes at the power supply, but i could only find volts so thats what I thought I needed. But you are saying there should be something that says watts or amps that I can use? For example, if the back said 120V AC 60Hz 50W, should I use the 50 in my calculations of total watts.
Sorry if this is off topic, but I do need the watts on the tightrope machines as well as everything else in my rack, so I'll take help anywhere I can get it.
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Inappropriate?I'd say it's just as 'on-topic' as anything else!
So: Watts=Amps x Volts. Let's assume you have 115 volts at your outlet where you plug in all of your equipment (voltage from the utility company varies, but is usually in the range of 105-125 Volts AC). The limit of a typical circuit breaker in a commercial building is 20 Amps (20A). If you are using all 20 amps , 20 x 115 = 2300 Watts. That means the total of all the wattage of your equipment on that circuit can't add up to more than 2300 watts. In fact, you'd want to be a couple hundred watts under that, because it's not a great idea to run your circuit so close to its limit all the time.
If your unit's back panel is showing you amps instead of Watts (for example, 120V AC 60Hz 1.2A), then you can calculate the wattage of that unit by multiplying the Amps times the Voltage (let's guess 115 V), 1.2 x 115 = 138 Watts.
So add up all your Watts and hopefully that answers the question for you!
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Inappropriate?Cool, okay I can do that and I actually understand what you are saying... which leads me back to the SX2, etc... I double checked each machine and there is no electrical information on any of the computers. I'll keep looking and I'll also email Tightrope directly. I'd have to say, I got more than I bargained for (in a good way) with this post. Thanks so much for the electrical information, it will really help me!
I’m running on high voltage
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Inappropriate?Hello,
The SX2 and VOD are rated at a maximum of 400 watts, the CG250 at 300 watts.
In reality, the machines will never use this much power, as these numbers are the maximums that their power supplies, not how much the actual components use.
In my experience, i usually estimate the SX and VOD at 250 watts, and the CG250 at 200.
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this answers the question
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Inappropriate?Awesome! This is what I need and thanks to sserre, I know what to do with these numbers. Sooo, I'm very happy!
I’m electric
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Inappropriate?Also note that devices like these will draw slightly more current during startup than during normal operation.
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