6 Feb
2009
6 Feb
'09
8:38 a.m.
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
I'm sure that De's specs were for a 120V
circuit. With a 200-240V
I know, but the majority of the world uses 230V (+/- 10%), and he
didn't mention that he's part of the minority ;-))
give me an answer to that? Are you allowed to run a
"16 amp" circuit
with 16 amps of continuous load? (Not surprising though I guess, at
Yes, of course, the outlets, the plugs and the circuit breaker are
rated for 16 amps. You can have less (e.g. 10 amps) or more (e.g. 32 amps)
if it's feasible (which a good certified electrician can find out).
least one electrician at work here insists that you
are allowed to draw
100% of the fuse/breaker rating continuously, though I've looked it up
and it's definitely not allowed by code.)
It doesn't make any sense having a rating on a fuse and then disallow it
by code. A fuse is a critical safety element, and it is designed to trip
when the current exceeds the rating. If drawing a certain amount of
current without tripping the fuse is outside the specifications of the
electric installation, then that's a faulty and highly dangerous
installation.
than as an actual RA81. :( At least RA82s in my
experience haven't had
the same problems that RA81s had.
Ehm, well, actually they *are* RA82s in SA482 cabinets (and not RA81s as
I've thought). I just had a look at the offer again.
Christian