crest 8001 on 13A plug
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Topic: crest 8001 on 13A plug
Posted By: YoungBlood
Subject: crest 8001 on 13A plug
Date Posted: 05 October 2010 at 11:02pm
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anybody done this and wondering how it sound in bridge ------------- "chyll wynstan.." |
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Posted By: JohnnyPyro
Date Posted: 05 October 2010 at 11:07pm
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shouldnt be a problem at all , ive run a CA12 .. (slightly less power) off a 13a plug and never once had a problem ------------- Pyrotechnics... its not rocket science, well.... actually it is !! :o) Powered by MC2 & XTA |
Posted By: Edd Jordan
Date Posted: 05 October 2010 at 11:51pm
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works fine. ------------- I do a sideline in ply wood wheels. |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 05 October 2010 at 11:53pm
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6mm solid copper fuse also helps. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: cravings
Date Posted: 06 October 2010 at 10:07am
| oh tony... |
Posted By: vibez
Date Posted: 06 October 2010 at 10:51am
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JohnnyPyro wrote:Posted By: YoungBlood
Date Posted: 06 October 2010 at 11:26am
for me ca18 vz5 using 13A socket on ring main start clipping early in hall unless good wiring and nothing heavy on ring which is why asking bout 2x 8001s in bridge instead but might use more power maybe big amp but not 2 ohm stable efficiency better than ca18/vz5
King T, lots big sound do that but anybody else say that here in public them get crucify...  ------------- "chyll wynstan.." |
Posted By: YoungBlood
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 2:24pm
mr t would this be aright if distro have breakers and good mains wire ? ------------- "chyll wynstan.." |
Posted By: billso
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 3:01pm
| NO As you well know this is stupid/dangerous/illegal. |
Posted By: Spesh
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 3:25pm
He wasn't being serious!!!!!! ------------- Symmetry Soundsystem |
Posted By: YoungBlood
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 5:28pm
waiting for tony "bossman" a.s.s to answer will see if anybody dare call him clown ------------- "chyll wynstan.." |
Posted By: Spesh
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 5:36pm
Are you deliberately being stupid? ------------- Symmetry Soundsystem |
Posted By: jonminns
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 5:43pm
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I think he just is stupid! ------------- 4 ohms is for wimps |
Posted By: godathunder
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 10:07pm
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cant remember ever having a problem with mine on a 13a plug although I usually only used to run at 4ohm/side
btw Im a sparky and have had to change quite a few sockets where people have drawn more than 13a through a bolt and welded the plug to the socket leaving some interesting if potentially fatal abstract art. whoever mentioned suitable breakers - 15/16a is the closest and is still only there to protect the installation, not the cable and appliance plugged into it. its more likely to be 30/32a and offer whatever youve bodged into the socket considerably less protection than youd like in an ideal world ------------- LOUDER THAN LOUD |
Posted By: Louder than loud
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 11:43pm
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Posted By: Grumpy
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 11:44pm
Least he didn’t suggest using a “Widow Maker” Don’t see as many around these days |
Posted By: mk2_ginger_biscuit69
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 2:40pm
sadly i saw one last week being used by a well known lighting company..... ------------- ''Remember that the object of a subwoofer is to enhance the output of your main speakers, not overpower it'' ''Dubstep - an elongated electronic fart'' |
Posted By: cilla.scope
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 6:48pm
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I have one, but its for an "almost" good reason. We occasionally have extended powercuts .. not often, every few years it goes off for a day or so ... at which point, I throw the main breaker, and plug the generator in the shed in with a 16A BS4343-to-13A to power the freezer and a few lights. ------------- My girlfriend thinks I'm a stalker. Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend yet ... |
Posted By: Grumpy
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 7:39pm
Its only half a Widow Maker then
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Posted By: audioman1
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 6:25pm
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Is using 16A - 13A what you are referring to as 'Widow Maker'?
We have a couple of 16A - 4 way 13A with the trailing socket containing a 13A fuse. I don't see how this is dangerous considering it is protected by 13A. Anyone using equipment should know that a 13A bar should not exceed 13A anyway... These were bought from a lighting company with PAT certification... ------------- Audio/ Visual System design and Installation |
Posted By: Grumpy
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 8:09pm
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A widow maker is usually two 13 amp plugs, with leads paralleled into a single 32 amp ceeform socket. |
Posted By: mattd
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 10:13pm
| if one plug is pulled out without the other it has live pins on it- v v dangerous. |
Posted By: kedwardsleisure
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 11:11pm
It is a legal requirement (at least in UK) to notify your electricity supplier in writing before doing this. ------------- Kevin North Staffordshire |
Posted By: audioman1
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 9:02am
Do people seriously try to use contraptions like that?!  ------------- Audio/ Visual System design and Installation |
Posted By: Grumpy
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 11:20am
Yes and its usually used by people that should know better, a little knowledge can be very dangerous. |
Posted By: audioman1
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 11:47am
Sorry if anyone on here does, but I feel very strongly about electrical safety... i've seen the damage it can cause first hand! ------------- Audio/ Visual System design and Installation |
Posted By: mk2_ginger_biscuit69
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 3:38pm
thats fine - a 16A to anything 13A must have a 13A fuse in line somewhere before the 13A rated fixture - and the cabling before the 13A fuse must be suitable for the incomer current (so 16A 2.5mm from ceeform to 4way, then the 13A 'steps down' protection into the 4way). Note that you cannot use a normal domestic unfused 4way with anything above 13A incomer!! Also quite useful is the single duraplug style sockets where you can stick any old cable that fits with suitable ceeform to the cable size (ive squeezed 6mm into one on a 32A) and the single 13A socket will be protected by the plugs fuse. Handy for plugging in the kettle before the rest of the kits setup! ------------- ''Remember that the object of a subwoofer is to enhance the output of your main speakers, not overpower it'' ''Dubstep - an elongated electronic fart'' |
Posted By: godathunder
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 10:07pm
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facepalm ------------- LOUDER THAN LOUD |
Posted By: cilla.scope
Date Posted: 23 October 2010 at 11:01pm
I'll start doing that the moment they start notifying me in advance of powercuts ... Does the same apply if you just dangle it around on trailing sockets? or is it only when you dis the incomer and connect it to the house wiring you are supposed to tell 'em? One of the hazards of living out in the sticks I suppose ... one day, I'll build a proper generator shed and get a lumpy old 2 pot lister or something ... get it wired in properly. ------------- My girlfriend thinks I'm a stalker. Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend yet ... |