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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 130016" data-attributes="member: 162">Re: Recent Talk with a Licensed commercial electrician has me thinking.Hi Brad - welcome to the forum.&nbsp; You either mis-heard your electrician buddy or he was wrong.&nbsp; Commercial building code has for many years required #12 wire in the walls and 20A breakers on receptacles.&nbsp; Some very old buildings (pre-1960&#039;s wiring) may have #14 and 15A fuses, but anything remotely modern will be #12.Your 10-ga extension cords are probably not necessary, but certainly aren&#039;t a bad thing, since voltage drop is cumulative.&nbsp; If you&#039;re not having problems, you&#039;re probably fine.&nbsp; Your best bet for the next level is to try to find as many separate circuits as you can and divide your loads among them.&nbsp; A 50A distro is a nice luxury, but as you have found out, most small to medium sized venues only have Edison circuits.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 130016, member: 162"] Re: Recent Talk with a Licensed commercial electrician has me thinking. Hi Brad - welcome to the forum. You either mis-heard your electrician buddy or he was wrong. Commercial building code has for many years required #12 wire in the walls and 20A breakers on receptacles. Some very old buildings (pre-1960's wiring) may have #14 and 15A fuses, but anything remotely modern will be #12. Your 10-ga extension cords are probably not necessary, but certainly aren't a bad thing, since voltage drop is cumulative. If you're not having problems, you're probably fine. Your best bet for the next level is to try to find as many separate circuits as you can and divide your loads among them. A 50A distro is a nice luxury, but as you have found out, most small to medium sized venues only have Edison circuits. [/QUOTE]

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