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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 59906" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: PA System Power - Overloading CircuitsWe don&#039;t know the places you work in, so a &quot;3 Edison duplex outlets on the wall&quot; in the club or event center might be on the same breaker... or separate breakers.&nbsp; You don&#039;t know what else might be on the same breaker.. the ice machine, the blender, the frozen drink dispenser, coffee maker... and that makes it even more fun.If you can find 3, 20 amp circuits your audio life will be good.There are choices in lightweight, efficient amplifiers these days.&nbsp; We&#039;ve had good luck with original I-Tech and XTi-6002.&nbsp; The QSC PL380 is a good amp, too.&nbsp; No direct experience with the Crest *200 series but another regional has over 100 of them and are happy with them.As for the occasional work in a large space, I have this business thought:&nbsp; excess capacity is a 100% expense when it is not being used.&nbsp; Owning gear to use only a couple of times a year isn&#039;t prudent if that gear can be rented locally when you need it.&nbsp; Invest your funds in things that customers are willing to pay extra for on a consistent basis, or that give you a significant competitive edge that results in additional work or revenue streams you would not have gotten otherwise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 59906, member: 67"] Re: PA System Power - Overloading Circuits We don't know the places you work in, so a "3 Edison duplex outlets on the wall" in the club or event center might be on the same breaker... or separate breakers. You don't know what else might be on the same breaker.. the ice machine, the blender, the frozen drink dispenser, coffee maker... and that makes it even more fun. If you can find 3, 20 amp circuits your audio life will be good. There are choices in lightweight, efficient amplifiers these days. We've had good luck with original I-Tech and XTi-6002. The QSC PL380 is a good amp, too. No direct experience with the Crest *200 series but another regional has over 100 of them and are happy with them. As for the occasional work in a large space, I have this business thought: excess capacity is a 100% expense when it is not being used. Owning gear to use only a couple of times a year isn't prudent if that gear can be rented locally when you need it. Invest your funds in things that customers are willing to pay extra for on a consistent basis, or that give you a significant competitive edge that results in additional work or revenue streams you would not have gotten otherwise. [/QUOTE]

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