Will the Energy Bar 4 handle my 72" Cebu Sun Fixture?

[hockeydad13]

Just like the title says, Will the Energy Bar 4 handle my 72" Cebu Sun Fixture?
It has 3 250Watt metal halides and 4 80 watt t5s
I would love to use it to control the lights but I am worried they pull to many amps

[fab]

Depending on what else is plugged into your EB4 the answer is that it can handle this fixture.

Each outlet can handle 8 amps. Outlet 3 can actually handle 12 amps by itself. But the total EB4 current draw must not exceed 15 amps total.

That said, it is not a good practice to load up an outlet strip or an energy bar all the way up to its rated limits. Rather, a good practice is to stay below about 75-80% of the max rated current. That works out to staying
below 6-6.5 amps on the individual outlets (1,2,4) and
below 10 amps on outlet 3 and
below 11.5-12 amps for the entire EB4 current draw.

Since your fixture only draws about 9 amps which is above the 6-6.5 amp good practice limit on outlets 1, 2, 3 but below 10 amps for outlet 3, you should be able to operate it on outlet 3 as long, as other devices on outlets 1,2 and 3 are not tipping you over the total EB4 amperage rating of 15 amps - in fact preferably staying below its good practice limit of 11.5-12 amps total.

fab

[hockeydad13]

I plan on running the halides on one outlet and the t5s on another. I should be ok as the other outlets will be for heater and return pump for now

[fab]

It is all about amps per outlet and total amps for the EB4. Do the math. Then you can proceed with confidence. This can be a safety issue so do be thorough in your analysis.