Gaffer & Gear 139 - Powering Lights from House Circuits

Gaffer & Gear 139 - Powering Lights from House Circuits
00:00 Intro
00:15 Calculating total lights on a circuit
03:02 Calculating amps
06:03 Voltage drop
08:18 Fuse box with marked breakers
10:48 Fuse box with unmarked breakers
12:32 Don’t know circuit layout
13:54 If I trip a breaker
14:44 Identifying circuit layouts

[@leoquesto9183]

Condolences, Andrew. What a blessing to have had him this long. Wishing you peace and comfort.

[@devPunks]

R.I.P. Colin Lock. Man my mom passed in all this mess as well. My condolences. He created a great man who is helping many people. He would be proud of you!

[@cagatota]

May GOD bless you and your family with peace and strength. Thank you for all you dedicated work.

[@knandhakumar6866]

Heartfelt condolences . May god give you strength to overcome this irreparable loss

[@gaffergear]

Thank you

[@andrewp1513]

I’ve been winging it for a while in my own house with my personal setup. I had no idea how to learn all this, and then I stumbled across this video. This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks so much for the education mate! Andrew- Sydney

[@ZekeFilms]

What a weird coincidence. You've managed to answer some very specific questions I was thinking about just last night.

[@melankolikfilms]

Sorry to hear about your dad, Andrew. Condolences to you and the family.

[@roryonabike5863]

Ha! The U.S. is still catching up to the "older house" technology that you talk about at 08:28. In the U.S., an RCD (Residual Circuit Device) is called a GFCI (Ground-fault Circuit Interrupter) :)

[@rickychoan2949]

I am an ardent fan of all your videos and have followed you since the beginning. You are a fountain of knowledge and an excellent educator. My condolences re the loss of your father. I am certain he knows that his son is great man who helps so many, like myself. Thank you a thousand times.

[@TheWorldofPierre]

Sooooo interesting. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. You have one of the best channels for aspiring filmmakers. Lighting is truly everything! Thanks

[@BotakTV]

Thanks for this episode Andrew and my condolences to you and your family. Love from Singapore.

[@retlwiz]

Very useful and some great tips. I especially like the radio on full blast technique!

[@petercrawley-boevey6903]

Condolences Andrew. Love your work. I have all my lights labeled with their Amp draw and Wattage so it is quick and easy to calculate on location.

[@sherwinlau2584]

Sorry for your loss, Andrew. Wishing you and your family peace.

[@missionabandoned]

Sorry for your loss buddy you did him proud ,Hugs from London

[@GeneStLouis-vc6gj]

You can easily identify which breaker an outlet is on using a circuit breaker finder such as the IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 61-532, Klein Tools 80016, or many similar devices from other manufacturers. They are a two-piece kit. The Transmitter plugs into the receptacle in question. The receiver is then run over the panel breakers and will emit a signal when the appropriate breaker is located. You need to run the receiver over the entire panel once to allow the receiver to correctly sample all the breakers. They are very reasonably priced compared to the cost of other gaffer gear. In a previous presentation on his tool kit, Andrew mentioned using a circuit tester to be sure your outlet is correctly wired. Many circuit breaker finders incorporate a circuit tester into the transmitter, providing two useful pieces of gear in one package.

[@AlreadyTiredOfYou]

Andrew, always a pleasure. My deepest condolences. May God bring comfort to your heart in this moment. "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

[@Ed.Mantle]

Ah mate, the last slide hit home. Sending best wishes from the UK.

[@stu9000]

Been doing it for a long time and still learnt something. Thanks!

[@MeinVideoStudio]

3:12 Best Joke ever XD HAHAHAHA Love it

[@johnpaulporitz]

Yes, this!☺️

[@PiTVmaths]

Great episode Andrew, very helpful!

[@midwestdocumentarycenterin1680]

Our condolences, Andrew.

[@DaCarnival]

Super practical stuff, just great.

[@luisa9628]

In the US circuit breakers are often mislabeled, installed upside down, and cross wired between rooms, and will not withstand rated amps; even paper amps. It can be a nightmare. LED's are a lifesaver in those houses.

[@mitchbelectronics]

Hey just a heads up, be careful with the main switch. It will often have a rated current on it but actually won’t be a circuit breaker. Usually it’s just a big switch. I know they’ve just brought out new laws here in Australia to make all main switches circuit breakers but there will still be many around that aren’t. An easy way to tell is if there is a letter like a C or a D next to the current rating, that 100% means it’s a circuit breaker not just a switch.

[@gaffergear]

Thanks for that, I forgot about those old black switches

[@mitchbelectronics]

@@gaffergear it’s not just the black ones. A lot of them look just like regular MCB’s but aren’t actually on the inside. 👍🏼

[@dignon38]

A day late and a US dollar short, but condolences to your dad.

[@johnh10000]

I am guessing you now have what we call in the UK Rcbo, an oversized trip, with a fly lead to earth

[@DarrenEntwistle]

Of interest is that Western Australia is 240v (different from the rest of the county).

[@gaffergear]

I think we all matched up in 2016. (Could be wrong) Melbourne changed in 2000. I think QLD and WA were last to swing across. Legislative voltage in Australia is 216 to 253v.

[@cagf2013]

Hi Andrew, thanks heaps for this really useful video. Quick question. You mentioned that Australia is now 230V but with your meter you measured 238V. What is going on there? Thanks!

[@gaffergear]

Voltage goes up and down depending on the load on the grid and how close you are to a transformer on the grid.

[@cagf2013]

@@gaffergear that makes sense, thanks for the info. Was asking because I’m getting a tungsten Dedolight DLH436 and the ballast allows you to choose voltage in 5V increments. Might have to get a meter to figure out what to set it to more accurately…

[@Th3GamingMuffin]

Hi Andrew, do you think you’ll do a review on the cream source vortex 8 at some point?

[@gaffergear]

Yes, they are keen, unfortunately I have a huge back log of reviews and no spectrometer at the moment.

[@larramenpa]

Hey Andrew, quick question, I'm supposed to use a power generator on a set and it's a 240V amplitude, the production rented one cable which is a 240V male to a "Y" 2x 120V output, do you think that it's going to work with my generator output ? That's to say, is it ok to use a 120V cable onto a 240V outlet ?

[@gaffergear]

I stay clear of any questions about 120v. I don't use it in this country so I have no qualifications to give an opinion

[@larramenpa]

@@gaffergear Sure ! Thanks anyways, keep up the good work!

[@luisa9628]

Call the rental house. They will absolutely know.