Notices
Computer & Technology Related Post here for help and discussion of computing and related technology. Internet, TVs, phones, consoles, computers, tablets and any other gadgets.

TV Power Lead question

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 14 January 2010, 10:36 PM
  #1  
joey_turbo
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (26)
 
joey_turbo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Essex
Posts: 6,547
Received 9 Likes on 6 Posts
Default TV Power Lead question

I'm trying to minimise the mass of plugs behind my TV.

I saw on the cpc.co.uk website, that they do IEC power leads split with a Figure of 8 lead.

Now this would run my TV and cable receiver of the one plug.

Or would there be any pending issues with this?

They would both be on all the time with each other, the only time they are not, is if I am watching a DVD.
Old 15 January 2010, 11:47 PM
  #2  
GC8
Scooby Regular
 
GC8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Sheffield; Rome of the North
Posts: 17,582
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

13 amps is the maximum that you can draw through one plus and this equates to about 3,000 watts. My big CRT draws about 140 watts and my enormous and power hungry LCD under 300 watts. My set-top box is rated at somewhere bwteen nothing and a tiny amount.

Id say that you could wire up the two devices you mentioned using a 5 amp fuse, or leave the 13 amp fuse in and add a two bar electric fire too!
Old 16 January 2010, 12:08 AM
  #3  
ALi-B
Moderator
Support Scoobynet!
iTrader: (1)
 
ALi-B's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: The hell where youth and laughter go
Posts: 38,034
Received 301 Likes on 240 Posts
Default

I just chopped the plugs off the cables to the DVD,VCR and cable box and wired them all into one single plug.
Old 16 January 2010, 02:57 PM
  #4  
joey_turbo
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (26)
 
joey_turbo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Essex
Posts: 6,547
Received 9 Likes on 6 Posts
Default

cheers guys. I'll go the cable route then as I'll be doing the same upstairs and have both tv's on cantilever arms.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
JimBowen
ICE
5
02 July 2023 01:54 PM
SilverM3
ScoobyNet General
8
24 February 2021 01:03 PM
fumbduck
ScoobyNet General
18
29 September 2015 09:16 PM
alcazar
Non Scooby Related
37
27 September 2015 10:35 PM
Ozne
General Technical
2
27 September 2015 03:06 PM



Quick Reply: TV Power Lead question



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:53 PM.