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01/10/2014 at 12:16pm
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Hi All, I am very new to caravanning in fact have a caravan and as yet have just parked at a farm. Any way I found a thread earlier re 16 amp hook ups and the limits it has on what you can use but I cannot locate again. It was by GRIFF110553 and I have tried searching the forums but have drawn a blank, in fact I find the forums difficult to navigate. If someone can point me in the right direction I would be grateful. New boy.
01/10/2014 at 12:26pm
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The simple formula is that power (watts) = volts x amps
So from that we can deduce that amps = watts/volts if that aids your calculations.------------- Best Regards
David
01/10/2014 at 12:27pm
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WATTS TO AMPS CONVERSION at 230volts
60 Watts = 0.26 Amp
100 Watts = 0.43 Amp
200 Watts = 0.87 Amp
300 Watts = 1.30 Amp
400 Watts = 1.74 Amp
500 Watts = 2.17 Amp
600 Watts = 2.61 Amp
700 Watts = 3.04 Amp
800 Watts = 3.48 Amp
900 Watts = 3.91 Amp
1000 Watts = 4.35 Amp
1100 Watts = 4.78 Amp
1200 Watts = 5.22 Amp
1300 Watts = 5.65 Amp
1400 Watts = 6.09 Amp
1500 Watts = 6.52 Amp
1600 Watts = 6.96 Amp
1700 Watts = 7.39 Amp
1800 Watts = 7.83 Amp
1900 Watts = 8.26 Amp
2000 Watts = 8.70 Amp
2100 Watts = 9.13 Amp
2200 Watts = 9.57 Amp
2300 Watts = 10.00 Amp
2400 Watts = 10.43 Amp
2500 Watts = 10.87 Amp
2600 Watts = 11.30 Amp
2700 Watts = 11.74 Amp
2800 Watts = 12.17Amp
2900 Watts = 12.61 Amp
3000 Watts = 13.04 Amp
3100 Watts = 13.48 Amp
3200 Watts = 13.91 Amp
3300 Watts = 14.35 Amp
3400 Watts = 14.78 Amp
3500 Watts = 15.22Amp
is this it?
01/10/2014 at 2:52pm
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I have it as a Word file if you would like a copy. Mail is jaiash at aol dotcom.
(With apologies to the very helpful person who publishes the list a few years ago.)
01/10/2014 at 3:30pm
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Ummmm. Isn't it much simpler to simply multiply the kw rating by 4 to get the amps used.
Incidentally the 230v is nominal, it can legally be anywhere between 220v and 250v.
01/10/2014 at 3:38pm
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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 01/10/2014
Ummmm. Isn't it much simpler to simply multiply the kw rating by 4 to get the amps used.
Incidentally the 230v is nominal, it can legally be anywhere between 220v and 250v.
Probably but the list is what the OP was searching for and as a quick look up on a bit of paper is a decent enough guide.
01/10/2014 at 4:51pm
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The UK limits are 216v and 253v and the difference per 1000W between the two is only app 0.62 of an amp hardly worth bothering about.
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01/10/2014 at 10:12pm
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Actually to complicate things more, some types of load will use more current (amps) at a higher voltage. This would be any heating (resistive) type load such as light bulbs, heaters, hair dryer, kettle etc. This does mean that they will use more power on higher voltage than it says on the label.
Motors will usually use less.
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0.62A is the difference a 230V/1000W resistive load will draw between 253V and 216V a difference of 37V,for normal system voltages it is considerably less.
"One of the basic things that people assume is, since low voltage increases the amperage draw on motors, then by the same reasoning, high voltage would tend to reduce the amperage draw. This is not the case. High voltage on a motor tends to push the magnetic portion of the motor into saturation. This causes the motor to draw excessive current in an effort to magnetize the iron beyond the point to which it can easily be magnetized."
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