27 May
2024
27 May
'24
5:37 a.m.
16amps where?
Don Resor
Sent from someone's iPhone
On May 27, 2024, at 5:27 AM, Christian Corti via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Sat, 25 May 2024, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Okay, I'll refine it for the international
crowd. Anything that
requires over 1800 VA to run isn't a "personal computer" That's about
8
amps for the 220 volt world.
Why the limit of 8 amps?
The standard fusing for a single-phase outlet here is 16 amps (230V/16A), sometimes 10A.
So yes, we can run 3,6kW devices from a single outlet (i.e. water boilers, ovens, cloth
dryers ...)
Christian