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Do your lights dim when your amp powers up?

Mine do.  Even though I have a home electrical system that is only 15 years old, a separate 20 amp breaker, 10 gauge line, and the amp plugged directly into a medical grade outlet.

Do you have this issue?  If so, do you care about it, and is there any chance that it is affecting the quality of sound?

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tomic601
13,726 posts
 

No but your and pretty much everyone panel and outlets may need connections tightened. All my systems are also exposed to salt fog so the extra love and attention. If it were me …..

mapman's avatar
mapman
23,600 posts
 

I’ve had amps that flipped the circuit breaker if you powered both up at once. So it can happen. 

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milpai
2,664 posts
 

Very strange that you have a dedicated line and the lights dim. Mine do not. Better get the lines checked OR move the amp to another room and see if the same thing happens. Good luck and I hope you are able to figure it out sooner than later.

devinplombier
1,662 posts
 

Very strange that you have a dedicated line and the lights dim.

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What amp do you have?

 

fiesta75
1,535 posts
 

Yes, mine do as well. I have 500,000 uf on both the positive and negative power supply rails on the big amp and 300,000 uf on the mid and tweeter amplifiers. Slow start circuits on all the supplies, but it will still pop the 20 breakers on occasion. Thanks for the suggestion to check the connections at the main panel...

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