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Christmas light remote, safe for turning on pinball collection?

By huo

10 years ago


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    #3 10 years ago

    I wouldnt be surprised to throw a breaker just due to turning everything on at once. Turning things on one at a time gives them time to reach stady state current draw. I don't think you'd hurt the machines tho in any case.

    I wouldn't do it but its more because I like the feeling of using the power switch like an operator

    #7 10 years ago
    Quoted from MrSanRamon:

    There's going to be a hell of an in-rush when you turn them all on simultaneously, probably 12 amps each...though they run at a lower amperage, something like 6-8 amps if I remember correctly.
    Robert

    They don't run at a constant 6-8 amps. Most are rated that high but they don't draw that peak amount frequently. You wouldn't be able to have more than 1 or maybe 2 turned on in a standard house circuit if that were the case. I believe here in Canada our usual circuits are still fused 15A @ 110V, and in older homes the circuits are often only 12A if I recall.

    I've seen 8 machines in attract mode on one circuit and it required at least 2-3 to actually be in full use before a breaker went. The Iron Man magnet helps increase the current draw btw

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