Power Bars

[Creetin]

Avail from who?
Thats what i thought with all the questions about them i had gotten lost.
So i can pug 2 400w ballasts on one of these and not hurt the main powerbars amp draw as long as its on a seperate outlet?

I would vote for matthias making a 4 plug version of this being able to controll all 4 outlets seperate!!!

 

[kidney514]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12008030#post12008030 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AQD_ottawa
NO!

Ok again simple explanation

The hi amp control plug is plugged into a digital power bar or analogue bar socket. The power line of the hi amp goes into a wall socket.

You then program the analogue or digital bars socket you have plugged the hi amp control line into to switch when you want your lights on and off.

Therfore you are not gaining or loosing a socket

Both hi amp sockets switch together.

Available in stock now

Hey michael (or someone else), may be you should post a picture of typical hook up! Just a suggestions

 

[AQD_ottawa]

No reason really to post a picture of this, it is so simple

two power lines, one plugs into profilux plug bar socket the other into a wall socket. thats it, nothing else to show really.

The sockets are avaliable from all our retailers Creetin

Best wishes
Michael

 

[jgillard]

I am not sure what is so confusing about this.

You plug the high amp cable plug into an outlet on your switchable power bar. There is another high ap cable outlet that goes to a seperate wall outlet. (So basically power is not supplied to the high amp through the switcable bar). You control whatever outlet on the switchable bar as if the device was plugged directly into it.

All this does is allow you to do is to avoid feeding power to the device through the switchable bar. (Thus protecting the switches from high current which can cause them to fuse)

 

[AQD_ottawa]

agreed

 

[Creetin]

Its not confusing, If i would have seen 2 plugs i would have known that off the bat. I am used to neptune controllers and they have a controll line like the analog and the dig bar on thier HD extentions to be used as seperate outlets not a add on to an outlet. (DC4 HD)
I just wanted to make sure i can use one of these to controll 2 400 watt ballasts without compromising the unit itself.\

Michael, You sure about that? Mr Todd is out and so is salty.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Probably due to the rush this thread has kinda caused, Todd will have more in about 14 days and so will salty.

They clear customs on monday so will be dealer shipped on tuesday.

Todd has 6 coming, I am not sure on salty as yet.

 

[ReefEnabler]

lol 6 doesn't stand a chance. im thinking of 4.

 

[jgillard]

Creetin:

With using the high amp it would be no different then having the 400w ballasts plugged into your wall on the same circuit. The point of these is to protect the digital/analogue switchable bars.

 

[Creetin]

Gotcha I figured that out after michael responded.
Thanks

 

[kidney514]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12008425#post12008425 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jgillard
I am not sure what is so confusing about this.

You plug the high amp cable plug into an outlet on your switchable power bar. There is another high ap cable outlet that goes to a seperate wall outlet. (So basically power is not supplied to the high amp through the switcable bar). You control whatever outlet on the switchable bar as if the device was plugged directly into it.

All this does is allow you to do is to avoid feeding power to the device through the switchable bar. (Thus protecting the switches from high current which can cause them to fuse)

I understood the concept it was for others that might not picture it

 

[Stoneyscoral]

Sorry about the misinformation, it was early.

 

[chachijoe75]

not cool...I wanted to have my Actinics and hour before and after the rest

I know, I know...buy a second High AMP Bar

But hey, having reef is like having a stupid kid in med school...you keep throwing $ at it!

 

[ReefEnabler]

i guess another benefit of the high amp expansion comes if you are using something like a DJ powercenter for manual switching. with the hi AMP it would be easy to have a component controlled via profilux and manually switchable.

although I have heard of people wiring a DJ powercenter directly into their powerbar to be able to manually override with switches. I dont want to do that