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shponglefan:


--- Quote from: TopJimmyCooks on August 29, 2013, 10:25:40 am ---Not a snarky comment - I would seriously skip the raised dais/steps in front of the screen.  just looks like a major trip hazard in what appears to be a fairly snug space.

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Ditto... and I realized it's just a render, but the whole theater screen area seems oddly over-designed considering the "theater" is just a couch and a bunch of arcade machines along the wall...

Maximus:

By 'oddly over-designed' do you mean 'it's got some curtains' ?

PL1:


--- Quote from: Maximus on August 29, 2013, 05:49:03 pm ---If only someone could design some kind of switching system that would allow me to independently power off the arcade machines while leaving on the power for the projector and sound system??????

Scott, could you try and sketch up a diagram for that?

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Put a breaker box somewhere in the room. (Hire a licensed electrician to ensure that it conforms to the National Electrical Code)

The cabs will draw enough amps that you'll need several breakers to power the whole setup. (12 gauge wiring/15 amp circuits or 10 gauge wiring/20 amp circuits IIRC)

Keep the home theater on a separate breaker from the cabs.

Separate the breakers that will be always on from the ones that you want to switch on/off.

Put a diagram on the inside of the breaker box door that shows which outlets go with which breakers.

Bonus points for color coding the diagram, breakers, and outlet faceplates.


Scott

Maximus:

I was thinking about something more localized to the machine itself, something you could flick to control the flow of power to the device and thus stop all the electronical parts from functioning due to the lack of available electricity

Maximus:

Seriously though I'm meeting with an electrician tonight to discuss 200A and 300A upgrades for the whole house with a 100A sub panel for the garage only.

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