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| McMark |
 Mar 31 2005, 03:21 AM
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914 Freak!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None  |
How many amps would the circuit below draw? What if they were 2 kW, 3 kW and 4kW?
Anyone care to explain how you found your answer? Electricity stuff makes me feel totally inept. It always feels like I'm on the verge of understanding things and then I realize I don't know anything. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) I'm trying to wire up the heat lamps for the paint booth and I need to know what size wire we'll need and what size breakers to use. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) EDIT: It's 220v. Attached image(s) 
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| dmenche914 |
Mar 31 2005, 06:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,212 Joined: 27-February 03 From: California Member No.: 366 |
By the way, 6000 Watts in heat lamps is equal to Eight h.p. (Horse Power) in heat lamps. 746 watts = one h.p. And a 95 h.p. 2 liter is a 70.9 kW engine. Got to love electricity! Or to put it anouther way, your 2 liter 914 puts out the power of 709 each 100 Watt light bulbs! One watt also equals one joule per second or 10 to the 7th power ergs per second. The equevilence of the 2 liter motor to joules is 70.9 kjoules per second. One joule is one Newton meter, so the 2 liter engine puts out 70.9k newton meters per second. Of note is that the lowly 914's 2 liter engine puts out an eye popping 7,090,000,000,000 ergs per second of power!!! Any rate I drifted a bit here, wanted to have some 914 content. |
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McMark OT: Electrical Question Mar 31 2005, 03:21 AM
dmenche914 You will have 6 kW going thru the total circuit. 2... Mar 31 2005, 04:15 AM McMark Okay, what if they were wired in series? Mar 31 2005, 04:42 AM MecGen Hi Marc
I did a similar project, 3 x 1000 watt.
My... Mar 31 2005, 05:26 AM dmenche914 It would still be the same current draw, as the he... Mar 31 2005, 05:55 AM
scott thacher its simple, divide your wattage by the voltage
wa... Mar 31 2005, 08:16 AM |
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