Track Lighting System Formula For Electrical Capacity
I am moving a track lighting system at work to a new location and was wondering how many more track lights I can add to the 8ft track. The track has a grounded cord and plugs in to a regular outlet. I currently have three (Nora Lighting Cylinder Low Voltage Track Light - NTL-203) and would like to add two more lights of the exact type. Am I able to add two more and is there a formula for figuring out the electrical capacity of lights, track and outlet power so that I can figure out what my maximum is?
Answer: If it’s just 2 additional track light fixtures to the 8-foot track, then it should not be a problem.
Usually all the electrical outlets around the same area are TIED to the same circuit (ie. all outlets in the same room). In general, each circuit can take a maximum load of 2000W. If all the wattage load from all the electronic devices exceed this limit, then your circuit breaker will jump.
Thus, for 2 more pcs of NTL-203 and assuming you are using 50W MR16 lamp, then you are adding 100W to the whole circuit. Or another way to look at this is 5 track lights x 50W = 250W for the track light.