How many 50 watt halogen lamps per circuit? Track lighting doesn’t specify.?
We’re looking at adding 4 sets of halogen track lights to a room. Each set contains four 50 watt halogen lights. (200 watts per 4′ section.) I’d like to add them to a single run of track around 16′ in length. Portfolio lighting doesn’t specify the maximum lights per circuit. "Consult an electrician." (Item #233131) Can I put all 16 lamps on one circuit? If I divide them, how many circuits do I need?
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POWER = AMPERAGE x VOLTAGE
16X50 = Amperage x 220
800 divided by 220 =amperage(ish)
4 amps is what you are going to use if in doubt use a 13 amp fuse in the plug and go for the single track
ASSUMING YOU’RE IN THE U.S.: you can put up to about 1800 Watts on a 20A circuit. You can put about 1400 Watts on a 15A circuit. So, yes they can all go on one circuit, assuming nothing else is on that circuit. If these are low-voltage track lights with thransformers, then you have to add for wattage (about 15%) for the efficiency factor of the transformer. So your Lamps total 800 Watts, if low-voltage maybe 920 Watts. If you are in California, and this is a commercial installation, see California Title-24 before installing these fixtures.