I am having an outdoor wedding, and I need to rent a generator for my DJ. His system requires a 15 amp outlet, so I was trying to figure out what size generator I should get. I want something powerful enough, but not way too powerful- to the point where I am just wasting money. Any help in this matter would be wonderful!
2007-01-19 16:35:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Go to a rental store and tell them you need a small 3 kilowatt (give or take) generator, if you only have one relatively small device to plug in then that's probably all you'll need.
2007-01-19 16:43:44 · answer #1 · answered by tropicalturbodave 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. A standard wall outlet is 110, 115, or 120. They are all the same thing. The big plug like for your drier or stove is a 220 or 240 depending on who you ask. Just for your information, the only time a few volts made a difference was with older TVs. If you remember, some TVs when plugged into a different outlet the picture was just a little too big or too small for the screen. This was due to the slight differences in the voltage. For example if the TV was designed and set up for 115v and your outlet was 120v it would not hurt the TV but the very outside edges of the picture would be cut off since the picture was bigger than the screen, if that makes sense.
2016-05-23 23:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just 1650W. Get a Honda EU2000i, that's good for a peak load of around 2Kw and will run 15A for four hours on one fill. It's also quiet at under 60dB so it won't intrude. You can stand next to it and talk in a normal voice. It's also an inverter generator, so it gives a good sine wave so it won't ruin the audio with electrical interference. Last, but not least, it's reliable as heck, my friends parents used the first one I bought as their only source of power for more than a year. For much of that time its only protection from the weather was a piece of plywood standing against it. It's also a one hand lift, even when fully fueled.
Actually, since it's just a rental, any of the Honda super-quiet generators, or anything else that will do 2kW under 65dB would do. But try and get an inverter generator, they run at low revs until the load gets high, this drastically cuts down noise, fuel consumption and fumes.
2007-01-19 17:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi my name is scott /im frggs bf and im a moble dj myself the question that you ask is a good one but it has many answers first you have to figure out in watts what your draw power(what is take from the generator) not your output pwer they are different then that will give you a better idea but the one big drawbackj to that size generator they are a beast to move,so if its all possible try a differnt idea for example several marine batterys even at full amps they will last the lenth of the show also find a buddy with a generator on his farm truck they might work too sorry i cant help anymore
2007-01-19 16:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by frggr44639 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the voltage required is 120V, then you'd want a 2,000 Watt (or 2Kw) generator.
15 amps at 120V is 1,800 Watt. At 220V you would need about 3.5KW
2007-01-19 16:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.....W.......
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..V...I...A...
.......I.........
.......Watts.......
Volts x Amps
So, watts equals volts times amps.
So,------- =120 x 15
So,1800 =120 x 15
So, a 2000 watt generator should do. (be sure it's GFI protected)
2007-01-19 16:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A biggen!
2007-01-19 16:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋