Computer Speaker PSU?

[portablesounds]

I apologize if this happens to be in the wrong category, but i believe it fits. I have a self made speaker system made out of a bunch of computer speakers in my room. It consists of 8 pairs of normal mid speakers which draw 12V (Direct Current) at 1 amp apiece (they use class 2 transformers). I also have a dell set with two computer speakers and a subwoofer which draws 0.5 amps (no transformer; just 120V @ 60Hz). By the way, I live in America, so 120V sockets are what we use. Anyways, this system draws a whopping 8.5 amps, which is equivalent to two computers I believe. This hasn't been a problem since its never flipped our breakers with only it plugged up, although I once went over when I plugged our laptop charger in (3.4 amps). My dilemma is that I plan on moving my computer down from our upstairs to my room for various reasons. I hoped that I could run these systems simultaneously, but after the laptop episode, I figured that my computer would flip the breaker as soon as both of them were even on, considering I have an OC'd AMD Phenom II x4 975, which draws a lot of power from my 500 watt PSU. What I was wondering is a) is it possible to hook all of the speakers to one giant transformer (e.g. old computer PSU) to limit the amps needed and b) will it reduce the amount of amps drawn by the system? This is all on a breaker that I believe connects to all of the sockets in my room, my sister's room, and my parent's room, although the only other things they have plugged in are chargers and alarm clocks. Thanks for the help! -PortableSounds

 

[portablesounds]

So no one on this forum knows about electricity? Could someone direct me to another forum section/different forum to post this to?

 

[inzone]

When wireing a house it is common practice to run two circuts through each room so that a tripped breaker would not completly shut the whole room down. By going through the different roome you now have to account for all the devices pluged in including lights , chargers , clocks, Tv's , anything that draws electricity to work.
A simple solution would be to add an outlet in your room that would be on a seperate breaker. Being on the first floor this would be a very easy thing to do and even hiring an electrician would not be a big expense because it wouln't take a lot of time. Unless the basement was in finished condition with a sheet rocked ceiling.

If you want to go the psu route then you'll have to see what the amps are that the psu will draw at full load.

 

[portablesounds]

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[portablesounds]

Thanks! I'm actually considering getting ethernet run to my room so they could do that also! Thanks for the workaround!