How many amps do you need to run this?
945343
Download the owner's manual -- it tells you the amps, wire size, and breaker capacity.
945344
You may calculate this with the following rule of thumb. Watts (here 9000W as rated by the producer) divided by voltage (may be 240V or 220V) gives you the amps consumed by the device. The result is not exactly but it helps you to understand that you should have 40A available for this device. In my case, I have 220V and 40A available (i.e. with a 40A breaker) and I still can operate simultanely the lights and other devices of the house. In any doubt you should contact a qualified/authorized electrician for installation and don't forget to use an appropiate residual-current circuit breaker.
1119810
Start up amps are 11.7. Running amps are 4.0 - 9.7 Watts at start up are 1350 Watts running are 1025 Please remember this is high velocity, not high heat.
2189
thank you all for your response. I now understand what I need, at least 8 amps power supply ...enjoy your weekend!!!! :_)
1980865
I finally found the current requirement for the unit. The barely visible label says 1.8 amps at 120 volts. I hope that this helps.
896099
I believe 15 amps. I've never had it kick off yet and have used all 6 plug in at once at times. I think it's a good product for what it's meant for.
1600423
The power supply should be at least 300 watt's. Make sure the +12 volt rail is rated for a minimum of 18 amps This is very important.
86251
The answer I got from a little web search was 10 Amps. I can tell you I'm running two (20 Amps if search answer was accurate) on a 30 Amp breaker with no problems.
999167
Hi. All I know is that it cant run more than 4 amps reliably and the devices fan is louder than it should be.
1675077
12.5 running amps but you have startup of 3000 or 25amps for a short period.
1352310
run 4 gauge, it does not require 0 gauge. run 4 gauge and make sure you are giving it enough power to produce its rated power.
1974069
I run mine on a 20Amp line. I don't use anything else on the same circuit at the same time so keep that in mind, also keep to the 2 min on, 8 min off cycle. It's like running a vacuum cleaner, keep the current low. I hope this helps.
812268
Just barely. The sticker on it said the max amperage is 17.4 amps x 115 volts = 2001watts. I would go with a larger unit so you don't burn something out. I run with a 3500 and it does good but you have to be carfull not to run any other high power appliance with it.
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it can run from as low as 5v (at least 1amp but 1.5amp is better). 9v works fine. 12v is what is listed but since it works at 5v, 12v seems a bit too high to me (extra volts are burned off as heat; never a good idea). I suggest using a good strong 5v dc psu.
974748
You run the panels to a charge controller. These put out 3.33 amps roughly. If you have a charge controller that can handle 15 amps, you could run 4 of these together.
1283488
Hooked it up to the car. Used between 5.5 and 6 amps. With the car on it went up to 7 amps. I have an "average" car battery and alternator. Other setups will cause different amps. At 7 amps you may note that it is about 75 watts.
920356
Unless you get a power inverter with enough wattage to run this thing (600 watt or higher).
2141522
It does not need additional supply, however, I would buy cheap UPS (from Costco) so that it can stay up for for few minutes.I would check the Amp requirement on your circuit as they do consume a bit more power.I am running 4 of them at my shop.Thanks