Hi yall,
We are playing a gig at a marque on a cricket pitch on Monday and I have been told there will only be one plug socket available.
Now I haven't got a scoobie about amps and current draw etc.
I have been told this will be fine. But I'm a little concerned that 2x 100watt stacks, 400watt bass amp, 3 pedal boards and a PA with 5 mic's and lights might be a bit much for one extension lead?
Am I worried unduly on this? Sounds iffy to me but I'm hoping one of you more technical bods will say it's fine as long as you don't plug in a kettle!
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Non LED lighting and PA are usually the biggest demand
personally, I would still ask for a second outlet
We run 2 subs, 2 tops, a big ashdown bass stack and my fender HRD, and the rest of the gear which draws a lot less, and from my working we could quite easily draw over 13A if the whole band was doing big stabs at once, like @ESBlonde
said above.
We always ask for at least 2 separate sockets and bring long extension leads in case we have to run cable from another room. If the gig is running off a generator then we always ask the client to check with the generator supplier that it will handle it, as i have no clue what specific power to request..
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Current wise your probably be fine but if the extension lead is long there will be a difference between the earth on the extension reel and the earth beneath your feet ... this can cause tiny shocks when you touch the mic and are standing on the ground. A long screwdriver or bit of pipe sunk into the ground and connected to a bit of kit that's earthed like the chassis of a wedge monitor will help if that's the case.
If it's a cable reel extension don't leave it wound up when using it ... otherwise it will act as a giant inductor and cook it's self once a large current is drawn