Elictrician question - how many amps for a 10-20 machines?
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Electrician question - how many amps for a 10-20 machines?
New power is being run into my new office... My machine room will have a minimum of 11 machines and a maximum of 18 machines. Looking at the Antec webpage, it says that the Truepower 430 Watt PS's require 9 amps - I know I've had more than three computers on a 30 amp circuit, so what is the formula for figuring power requirements of the building?
Assuming I have 15 machines running the above PS, what sort of amperage do I need on the circuit(s)? Do I really need to have them run 135 amps to my machine room? That seems like an awful lot.
hmm.. yeah, i knew about those formuls from my circuits classes in college, but that still doesn't help out too much. I don't know how to measure resistance in this sort of an environment, and I don't know if the input amperage reading is a measure of what the PS actually requires to run, or if its a peak value, or what.
One thing to consider is you are not going to be running full power all the time so 9 amps per computer is probably overkill...
From experience I would probably guess closer to 3 amps/computer unless you're running something really hot (dual power supplies etc)
Don't forget about switches etc also and it's always better to have some extra amps just in case...
When you have a 'power out' and then power is restored, you are going to get a large power draw upon machine bootup, when the power supply surges in each computer. 450w / 110v = 4a , but when it surges upon boot, I'm sure you will draw more than the 4a, maybe even 6 or 7 amp. So I would get a 200amp service brought into the machine room. You can run plenty of 20 amp circuit lines to your benches and equipment racks. Probably 4 or 5 boxes per circuit should be about max, so about 200/20= 10 lines of 20 amp service, but just install what you need to the racks, leave some for a spares and for separate 20 or 30 amp (UPS's or other large devices) service. This will 'future' proof your machine room, as you'll never know exactly what the future may bring. Remember, pay for a 'contractor' only once for the big job, the materials themselves are cheap in comparision. Look at it this way, get more than you need, and you'll not have to have the contractor come back for an upgrade next year.
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