18 Feb
2006
18 Feb
'06
10:40 a.m.
On 2/17/2006 at 10:44 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
So same currnet (and thus half the power) of ours.
What's a typical rating for an electric
kettle?
1200-1500 watts would be typical. So that translates (at 120v) to 10A -
13A). Electric broilers are rated about the same. My vacuum cleaner (Eureka, not Hoover) claims to have a "powerful
12A motor".
As if the input current tells you _anything_....
I assume that you're familiar with the 120v NEMA 2
wire (ungrounded) and
3-wire (grounded) 15A receptacles.
I think so. I know the 115V 15A one with the 2 'vertical' blades for live
and neutral (and a U-shaped earth sometimes), the 20A (?) version with
one blade vertical, the other horizontal, and the 230V version with 2
horixontal blades. Oh, and I've seen various twist-and-lock ones
described in DEC manuals.
The 230V 15A connector is common on BEC hardawre over here (unlike
Tektronix, who ued the 115V version no matter what voltage the instrument
was going to be used on). But getting that connector is very difficult,
I've been quoted \pounds 25.00 (about $40) for a single plug. Surely they
are a lot cheaper in the States.
-tony