Evan -
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I blew the breaker at my gig on saturday and when I reset it the amps were ready to go, but we had to wait for the nav to boot.
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As you are considering digital mixing (referring to your recent inquiries), I have one word (or is it three?): UPS.
I have been running a digital board for about 7 years now. Blew a breaker at one of the first shows with it. Under musicus interruptus, the time to reboot does seem like an eternity. Went out the next day and got two UPSs (my mixer is a split system, with a processor at stage end of snake, and control surface at FOH - 1 UPS for each).
Since then, it has never - I repeat never - died on me in the middle of a show. And my of choice digital mixer would probably be considered 'ghetto' by most LAB denizens with digital experience (though I obviously wouldn't agree).
Put that NAV (and your digital board) on a UPS, and you'll no longer need to sweat about blowing a breaker. Punters pulling cords may be a different story...
(edit: grammar)