Can anybody tell me how many amps a 1ft pc would draw. Im wondering if I could use with a solar setup. Thanks for any help
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At 110v and 20 watts per foot it should pull approximately .18 amps i believe.
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It does not say anywhere on the box what it recommends for power supply. I am running it on a 250 watt power supply and it works great. I dont have any extra stuff drawing power on the computer. And no on needing the extra wire. It just draws its power from the PCIe X16 slot, so you will need one of those. (make sure its an X16 slot and not just a reg PCI slot.
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I have blown inverters that have matching capacities to the PV's. A good rule is to give yourself extra capacity. Although your PV array is rated at 1000 watts your are probably producing 700watts tops. You are probably wondering if you can get away with using a 1000 watt inverter. I wouldn't risk it. I've done it in the past, but heat is your enemy. Over rate your system with a 1500 inverter and spare yourself the aggravation of living on a prayer. P.s. lengthen the life of your inverter by cooling it with a low wattage fan.
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No worth the chance. This thing is absolute garbage. I lost a heck of a lot from this, but I should have read the feedback. I found later most power supply's cannot carry this kind of current. I returned it for a EVGA 1300 watt 80 plus gold supply that cost only 190$. I can live with 1300 vs 1600. But if you need that mush power I don't know where you will get it on a single rail. I would probably go with something external like a server grade. Good luck.
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Hi More than enough if I counted my fingers correctly (ha ha) those two should draw less than 5 amps together(4.7 amps) this power supply will more than run the lights. You picked a good choice! I have one, love it! Oh! I almost forgot make sure you are using #14 gauge multi strand wire with an inline fuse holder with a 5 amp fuse it it blows go to 7 amp fuse.
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LEDs strips draw very low power, these strips consume appox. 1 Amp per 3.5 feet at 12 Volts. Most kits are 16.4 feet with a 12 Volt 5 Amp power supply. If you want to make your own custom length divide the total length by 3.5 then round it up to the next full number and that will give you the amps required at 12 volts. (Ex: 50' length divided by 3.5 = 14.3 round up to 15 Amp Power supply) Jim Carlson, Master Electrician
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You did not mention the application, but more is better. There are many variables. Where you live, altitude, how discharged is the battery. A 15 watt panel puts out about 1 amp so you you need approximately 35 hours to deliver 35 amp hours of energy. If you have any two(volts, amps, watts) you can find the third. VxA=W or W/V=A or W/A=V It would be enough to run a couple LED lights, charge your phone, or run the computer for a few hours everyday.
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As I understand it, (been looking into getting one also), they are 2500 Watts per side with two separate plugs (and heating elements). To determine Amperage, you divide Watts by Volts (2500/120)=20.833 Amps **FOR ONE SIDE ONLY**. Hope this helps... In other words, don't expect to plug both sides into a single outlet at 20 Amps - it will trip~
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I have had 5 amps on a really good day but of course it depends on sun light. If you hook two in parallel then you increase amps and sun light surface. I have two of the 100 watt panels on my system now and can get 8 -9 amps on a good day.
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Hi Nigel - You'll have to let me know how your solar panel / LED shed light project turns out. I've learned much and had fun with my 50W setup. Let me know how yours ends up. ~Bryan ;-)
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The unit comes with a 12vdc brick rated at 3 amps dc. I would not use it with the 1 amp supply you currently have as it could place an extreme load on the power supply and may be a fire hazard. I will pull one out a spare and check the current draw within the next few days. I have 2 mounted in front and 2 more mounted in back of my home to light up the area without using normal floods. They do work very well with the supplied power supplies.
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Calculating amps would be difficult, that said, my entire strip pulled under 2A if I recall correctly and a shorter section that I cut pulled proportionally more current since the resistance of the copper wiring was less over all. I would recommend supplying the entire strip with a 3A power supply and each smaller section (say around 1 meter) with a 1A wall wart power supply just to give a healthy margin of error and maximum possible brightness.
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I'd say that was close. I used 1 roll to make 5 light fixtures (for my motorhome), and they each draw just under 1 amp. 6 rolls would get you pretty close to 30 amps.
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I will look at it but its 7.5 amps so your never going to flip a light duty 15amp breaker. Provided its the only signifcant draw on the circut. Ive run it extensivly from a celing basement light fixture incandessent 800lumins standard 60w replacement and a stereo off that circut with no problems. Not a great idea but i was literaly in a coal chamber of my 100+yr. House. 20amp gcfi i installed was using my radial saw on and a lot of back and forth. Kinda a ramble but point being any problem on performance. If you want watts its circut amp current multiplied by volts 120v in this case. Amps are probably more relavant for a power tool. 3000rpm. This and a Ridged imlact wrench almost cover all my needs. Good build.
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Well if you want it to take an INSANELY long time, at about .... what's the spec for USB? 2.5 watts? yeah that would take way way way too long, probably 7 or more days, 24 hours plugged in. You can go get a 28 watt solar panel ( I learned very recently that if you multiply volts and amps, you get watts, so that's cool) I think this thing takes about 30 watts to charge at it's rated speed, so 2 or 3 watts below that won't hurt anything unless it's like a really critical situation and this is desperately needed to be charged in that situation, in which case it should have already been charged prior to this situation! Well if you want it to take an INSANELY long time, at about .... what's the spec for USB? 2.5 watts? yeah that would take way way way too long, probably 7 or more days, 24 hours plugged in. You can go get a 28 watt solar panel ( I learned very recently that if you multiply volts and amps, you get watts, so that's cool) I think this thing takes about 30 watts to charge at it's rated speed, so 2 or 3 watts below that won't hurt anything unless it's like a really critical situation and this is desperately needed to be charged in that situation, in which case it should have already been charged... » Read More Well if you want it to take an INSANELY long time, at about .... what's the spec for USB? 2.5 watts? yeah that would take way way way too long, probably 7 or more days, 24 hours plugged in. You can go get a 28 watt solar panel ( I learned very recently that if you multiply volts and amps, you get watts, so that's cool) I think this thing takes about 30 watts to charge at it's rated speed, so 2 or 3 watts below that won't hurt anything unless it's like a really critical situation and this is desperately needed to be charged in that situation, in which case it should have already been charged prior to this situation! « Show Less
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Is that 50mw per year? If so how much would that be in dollars? thxRe: USB Charger/Tamper Resistant Outlet cat. no T5630 idle current draw?It is below 50mw as compared to Cooper who was twice ours and Pass & Seymour which was over 4 times ours.
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It's 1500 watts but more importantly, it draws 12.5 amps. Amps are more important. Most home circuits have 15 amp breakers or fuses so there should be nothing else on this circuit but the fan. DO NOT use an extension cord unless it is approved by an electrician. It works well (for me) and doesn't cost a lot to run. When the unit is on and warm, the color on the front screen changes (from black) to a lighter color. The company says this may wear out with use over time. The nice feature is the it has a "tip-over" switch that turns the unit off when it is knocked over. Stand it back up and it will start again. Just be careful about where you place it and that little ones can't get at it. It's 1500 watts but more importantly, it draws 12.5 amps. Amps are more important. Most home circuits have 15 amp breakers or fuses so there should be nothing else on this circuit but the fan. DO NOT use an extension cord unless it is approved by an electrician. It works well (for me) and doesn't cost a lot to run. When the unit is on and warm, the color on the front screen changes (from black) to a lighter color. The company says this may wear out with use over time. The nice feature is the it has a "tip-over" switch that turns the unit off when it is knocked over. Stand it back... » Read More It's 1500 watts but more importantly, it draws 12.5 amps. Amps are more important. Most home circuits have 15 amp breakers or fuses so there should be nothing else on this circuit but the fan. DO NOT use an extension cord unless it is approved by an electrician. It works well (for me) and doesn't cost a lot to run. When the unit is on and warm, the color on the front screen changes (from black) to a lighter color. The company says this may wear out with use over time. The nice feature is the it has a "tip-over" switch that turns the unit off when it is knocked over. Stand it back up and it will start again. Just be careful about where you place it and that little ones can't get at it. « Show Less