Scott Norris

Thanks for the information - Guy Holt's stuff has been particularly useful. We will be using tungsten lights, so that shouldn't be an issue. I am a little bit worried about overloading the circuit, I was never great at physics! From what I can gather online as long as I don't exceed 80% of the maximum amperage/wattage I should be fine? Thanks again for your help.

Hello! I'm planning for a student short and have just discovered the church we are shooting at has no mains sockets. The plan is to hire a 2.7kwa generator & run the (potentially 4x350w & 1x600w for a total of 2000w) lights this way. Is there proper procedure for grounding the generator/how should I go about this? Will using a 4-way extension cable for the lights be feasible or does this create any sort of danger? The company we plan to hire from has recommended that the generator be 20m or so from the building to keep noise to a minimum. Does this sound about right? Also, the estimated run time on the generator is 3hours, it runs on unleaded petrol. Is it possible to simply fill a petrol can up and have that ready to resupply or does the generator run the risk of overheating etc? I appreciate that some of these questions may sound like common sense, but having never used a generator before I'd appreciate any advice you can give! Thanks a ton, Scott