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any electricians here?

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the power in my room keeps shutting down all of a sudden when my computer or tv is in use... i'd have to go to my backyard to switch the circuits on and off and wait about 10 minutes in order for my room to have power again... any ideas?
 
too much stuff on one circuit?

edit: i have that problem on one side of my kitchen. too much stuff (ie: microwave and toaster) on the one circuit would cause it to blow.
solution: move my toaster!
 
what i don't get is that this never happend before even when i had a pc/monitor/router/lamp/speakers all receiving power from the same 6-outlet power surge from one outlet... it just started happening yesterday and is still happening with only 3 devices powered...

 
The ten minute thing is the interesting part.

I'm going to say something in your room is shorting when it gets hot.

Could be something as simple as the DC adapter to one of your devices.




Heat could also be building up from a loose connection.

Turn off the power and work your way from the circuit box to your outlet checking for loose connections. Keep an eye out for anything that looks like it's heat damaged.



 
Obviously something else is on the circuit that you don't know about. Figure it out, this isn't rocket science.
 
Just to clarify, one outlet is not on it's own circuit. Depending on the age of the house you could have anywhere between 1-15 outlets on one circuit. I'm guessing that the outlet you have your things plugged into is sharing a circuit with a device that requires high amps to start (A/C, fridge, sump-pump, basically anything with a big electric motor). First check your breaker box and see if they labeled your circuits. There usually is a label on the door that gives circuit number and a place to write in where it goes. Simply adding a higher amperage breaker is NOT a good idea. Usually the electrician installs the highest amperage breaker for the wire size installed. Also removing your breaker panel cover and changing a breaker is not something your average person can do. If it is labeled try to find out if there are any high current devices using the same circuit. Try moving these devices to another circuit. Good luck, electrical problems can be fun.
 
Do the old penny in the circuit breaker trick if you want it to stop tripping, but it is potentially dangerous.....
 
Originally posted by: MetalMat
Do the old penny in the circuit breaker trick if you want it to stop tripping, but it is potentially dangerous.....
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Thats a good way to burn your house down, yes, but not to fix an electrical problem.
 
Originally posted by: Captain_Howdy
Originally posted by: MetalMat
Do the old penny in the circuit breaker trick if you want it to stop tripping, but it is potentially dangerous.....
Click to expand...

Thats a good way to burn your house down, yes, but not to fix an electrical problem.
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yep the breaker is there for a reason
 
If your computer system is on the same circuit as is going off I'm surprised you haven't
scrambled your hard drive yet. Computers really do hate brown outs........
 
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