re using generated power on large sound systems in article rk ekv slack sim es com pashdown slack sim es com pete ashdown writes i ve bothered the rental shops and audio shops about the problem but most of them have precious little experience in dealing with generated power my suspicion is that i don t really need anything larger than kw and this could all be resolved with a transformer of some sort nope your problem is either being caused by excessive voltage drop in the long cable from the generator or just plain not having enough power i would suspect that those amps are going to draw a lot of current on short peaks you can try using larger and shorter cables to the generator or try strapping the amps for v service and running v mains cables out which will minimize the line drop if these don t work though you re going to need a bigger generator i assume that you re using well maintained generators and have watched the voltage output on the generator properly if you don t have v coming out of the unloaded generator you ll never get v at the other end can anyone offer any advice i want to do a lot of outdoor events this summer and it would be nice if this power problem could be resolved easily i ve been looking into buying a power pack so i could tap into junction boxes directly but have no idea where to start one that would resolve my generator problems as well would be of high value to me i recommend you talk with an electrician who has experience in this sort of work and not with the pro audio people also i recommend that you don t try to tap into junction boxes at all but hire a licensed electrician if you don t really know what you are doing i ve had to clean up after two people who nearly killed themselves playing in hot a boxes and it wasn t much fun scott
