HT system popping breaker box?

[Dabutcher]

Never had this issue before. Set up is in lower level finished basement. Fifteen amp modular breaker has popped twice. So I figured I better leave it alone for now. Was listening to The Current. Radio station w only one two channel amp while I played Gran Turismo on PS3. My only guess is to get a new fifteen amp breaker and install it? We did get 2 1/2 inches of rain in the last twenty four hours? Carpet is dry. As always, thanks for any and all help. Darryl

[Dabutcher]

Monster power conditioner shows volts at between 117 & 119

[dkg999]

Circuit breakers do sometimes go bad. I would try a new breaker. If you have someone with the right electrical meter you could measure the load on the circuit. A bad outlet that is arcing can also cause the breaker to trip.

[tonyb]

Could be a bad breaker, but also, check what else is on that breaker. Washer and dryer.....A/C, can suck up the juice, then when you hit dynamic passages and your amp needs to kick it up a notch, the breaker trips. May need to plug the system into an area in the basement that doesn't have additional heavy loads on the line.

[zane77]

I think with the XPA2 and 3 on a 15 amp breaker with the rest of your gear and any other items that run off this breaker you are overloading the circuit and causing the breaker to trip. I think you should try and distribute some of this load to some other circuit or run another 20 amp circuit for the amps.

[Joe08867]

I vote for a possibly bad breaker. I also think Zane has a very good idea. Separate the load some or add another 20amp circuit if you can.

[Dabutcher]

Thanks for all the help. Replaced the breaker and for three hours now everything is fine. Darryl

[heiney9]

I think with the XPA2 and 3 on a 15 amp breaker with the rest of your gear and any other items that run off this breaker you are overloading the circuit and causing the breaker to trip. I think you should try and distribute some of this load to some other circuit or run another 20 amp circuit for the amps.

Those amps aren't even close to needing a seperate 20amp circuit, give me a break. They are standard run of the mill amps, nothing special as far as voltage or current draw. That doesn't mean a circuit isn't overloaded because of too many devices but it's not the amplifiers by themselves.

Sounds like the new breaker solved your problem.

H9