I have a 600W amp running of a 36V 16.6A powersupply and don't want to melt it. 15A, 125VAC seems slightly under. Is the cord 14, 16, or 18AWG?
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The power cord is 14 gauge(AWG), heavy duty. I have mine plugged into a 20amp circuit. It's setup to power 4 computers plus accessories. It should be adequate to run any devices designed to run on standard house current (15A, 125VAC).
881529
You will be fine. I'm not home but I believe the strip was 14 awg. Thicker than a pc power cord. I'm using two of these for my arcade mame machine running a 850watt psu and my virtual pinball machine running a 750watt psu. Along with the other accessories like tv's, speakers and usb hubs etc the smart strip has been great and running like a champ with no drop in voltage.
881530
I have 3 (2 channel) power amplifier's that draw 650 watts apiece plugged into the switched outlets and a preamplifier that turns them on when I fire it up. I've had it for over a year and no problems yet, so it seems like a good product. I actually have 2 of the power strips, they are on different circuit powering 3 of the same amplifiers and like I said they work good.
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Andrew,I'm not sure why it says that but I have a cord running to mine from the 15 amp plug of the generator. My generator is a champion 4000 w. I have also just bought one for my in-laws also. It's well made and alot easier than the splice job I had to do during Sandy.Tim
1133335
According to my ampacity tables the absolute max is 15 Amps, however I wouldn't push more than 10 Amps total at 12 Volts DC.
343312
You need a 12 gauge cord rated for 15 amps. 15 amps x 120 volts = 1800 watts which is 300 more than the maximum. All UL approved cords will have a sticker with the maximum wattage rating on the cord. If the cord is too small then it will begin to melt depending on how much current you are pulling through it.
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Strip says its 15 watts/ meter and it is 5 meters( about15 feet) so at 12 volts that's 6.25 amps minimum per strip. 8 to 9 amps would be a better value to use to size your power supply. 3 strips with a 20 amp power supply would've pushing it.
1160467
I use a 3 wire (grounded) 15 amp cord. Even on high, the watt draw is only about 130w, so the cord doesn't need to be extra heavy, just grounded
1910964
If you are using a power supply rated at 3 amps you should never put a load on it that is over 3 amps. It is just asking for troubles. Power supplies are quite inexpensive lately, so, take a few bucks and buy what you really need. Good luck with your project.
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I have a gaming Asus laptop an this was the only cord that could pull enough power to run mine. That being said my original power supply uses 180w so I had to turn some of the settings down. I would look at what your requirements are on your original supply and try to get as close to that as you can. This was the highest I was able to find anywhere when I looked though.
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I couldn't find it online or in the manual so I called their customer service. They said it is 6.2 amps.
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Minimum of a 300 Watt power supply.(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amps.)
2234152
Yes - standard 110v ac power cord. I am not sure how many amps it draws but I have never had an issue on a standard 15amp circuit
968894
I have the owner's manual, buy I can't find it right now. The amps can't be that much - the attached cord is only 14AWG.
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550w should be more than enough but that does depend on your amperage draw. If it an Antec 80i plis certified than u should be covered. Other than that i would still but it up to a 600 - 650w just to be safe only because you don't want to bottle neck you psu in terms of performace. But 550w is the minimum.
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The supply brick says 0.35 max (amps, presumably). It only puts out 3 A at 5 V, so the actual draw is probably closer to 0.2 A.
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Its 100A max input which would point toward 6gauge if you want to provide full current capacity. I however used 8guage as I'm only pulling maybe 60A max.
122924
My cord is 18". The unit is marginally ok. At 150watts it is not covering too many things that it can power and the fan noise is slightly annoying
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I no longer have the package for this cord, but AMP charts say 20A rating. That short of a run should continuously run 20A in an open air setting with less than 1 Volt drop (120 down to 119.608), not enough to heat the cord up.