milesmiles Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 The current amp I have draws 400 watts and requires a grounded outlet. The outlets in my house are not grounded, and I don't want to risk an electrical fire or anything of the like. I've been looking at "powerpacks" such as these http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-DPP-600HD-P...bxgy_auto_img_a; that model contains a sealed, 600 watt battery and has three grounded outlets. Is this a feasible solution to my problem? Thank you for any and all help in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapuhho Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) The current amp I have draws 400 watts and requires a grounded outlet. The outlets in my house are not grounded, and I don't want to risk an electrical fire or anything of the like. I've been looking at "powerpacks" such as these http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-DPP-600HD-P...bxgy_auto_img_a; that model contains a sealed, 600 watt battery and has three grounded outlets. Is this a feasible solution to my problem? Thank you for any and all help in advance. Every outlet is grounded or else electricity wouldnt work, The 3 prong outlets are just a thing called a double safe. idk if this answers your ? though Are you saying that your house doesnt have the 3 prong outlets? if so just buy an adapter from 3 prong to 2 prong. Edited May 22, 2009 by Slapuhho Quote 4 18's, low power and lots of gay fur. Team gg Team DOA My Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 I did. The deal is (at least what my dad said) is that our house is old enough that the wiring can't take that kind of wattage. Whatever the case is, the amplifier stopped working on account of something. So it is more an issue of the wiring than the grounding, and I thought the powerpack might help because you can charge it up gradually and then hook the sub into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Here's a video of the problem I was experiencing for the record: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURRITO Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Every outlet is grounded or else electricity wouldnt work, The 3 prong outlets are just a thing called a double safe. idk if this answers your ? thoughAre you saying that your house doesnt have the 3 prong outlets? if so just buy an adapter from 3 prong to 2 prong. BIZZ! wrong... Quote Barretto MotorsportsTeam RFCTeam CHMTeam SMD "Blow Sand"Live Your Life Without Boundaries... http://www.jeffbarretto.acnrep.com/d_oppor...A=US_EN&BW= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testtones Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) if the amp draws 400 watts, that is only about 3.3333 amps at 120 volts. more home circuts are designed to handle 15 amps of current ( if it is wired with 14 ga wire as most are) The easiest / proper way ( other than updating the wiring) to fix the non grounded outlet problem is to install a GFCI outlet in place of the other outlet. keep in mind if the wiring is aluminum you may need a different type of outlet and be very carefull to not nick the wiring when replacing it. edit: on second thought if you do not have much electrical experience you should leave the work to an electrician. I would hate to see you get fried or start a fire. I am not an electrician, I just have a fair bit of electrical experience. I am not from the U.S. so I have no idea about the electrical codes in your area either. Edited May 23, 2009 by testtones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 How can I get my dad to believe me? He believes that the wiring in our house is much too old and can't handle the power. He went as far to say that I most likely started melting the wire while drawing the 400 watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 How can I get my dad to believe me? He believes that the wiring in our house is much too old and can't handle the power. He went as far to say that I most likely started melting the wire while drawing the 400 watts. if the wire started to melt at 400 watts, then the circuits for the refrigerator, oven (if its electric), stove (electric), washer and dryer would be gone already since they draw close to 1000+ watts some of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Fridges and stuff draw way over 400w... Go find a fan heater, flip it over, read the sticker - it'll be like 2000w. The guy with the adaptors and blah blah above doesn't know AC home wiring from a hole in the ground obviously. You don't actually need ground for the amp to work (it's just a safety feature) but it's an important safety thing if you get a short on mains. Also you may get some wierd ground loops, 50hz hum and the such, due to not having a common ground. Using one of those powerpack things doesn't help you either. You can't just get a ground where there is no ground. Quote 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Using one of those powerpack things doesn't help you either. You can't just get a ground where there is no ground. Well it says in the description that they are grounded outlets; don't ask me how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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