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Power Distributon - "More Plugs"

Curious to hear opinions on this one. I plug my gear straight into the wall. I have two 20amp dedicated circuits each of which terminates in a 4-box. I'm installing a house-wide surge surpression system (for lightning protection). I simply need more plugs! What would you do? I don't want power strips with surge surpression or anything like that - I just want more plugs on each circuit. Opinions?
sbroderick
kkirkpac099
85 posts
 
Add more circuits.
sbroderick OP
6 posts
 
not sure i follow you, sorry. each 20amp circuit can handle 2000W or so of equipment. unless i ran a couple of big amps (which is not the case), i'd be hard pressed to swallow that much power with just four plugs. so additional circuits would be overkill, wouldn't they?
kkirkpac099
85 posts
 
Assuming your objective is best source of power for your audio system, there are two things you want to do: 1. have an unbroken line from utility box to where you plug in your equipment (i.e. power amps) and 2. Keep flourescent lighting, dimmer switches, kitchen blenders, hair dryers, etc. off of your audio circuit. Therefore, if you need "more plugs" (and want super audio power) don't cut line and add more plugs, rent an electrician and add more circuits!
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