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  1. _q12x_

    Variable Wattage Box

    Hi everyone, I want to make a variable Wattage box. Mainly for testing purposes. I want some small scale, medium and if possible, some big scale variable wattage ranges. Lets start with something easy, the small scale. From the back of my mind, I would use a small npn tr like BC548 or BD681 to...
  2. S

    Does it matter what wattage my new oven is?

    My Lamona oven has broke so I’m replacing it with a new one. Does it matter that the new one I’m wanting to get is 2.8kw compared to the current one at 2.4kw? Is it still safe to have or do I have to get one at the same power or lower?
  3. arifpatelpduk

    UK Arif Patel Preston Dubai| Is wattage rating of a VFD split between 3 phases?

    Hello friends Myself Arif Patel and I am an Electrical engineer from Dubai. preston, UK.. I just wanted to Know, I've been asked to complete an electrical load list with the watts required for each phase of a 3Ph, 400A, 11kW VFD. The VFD is feeding two motors with a total load of 21A. How many...
  4. W

    LED bulb true wattage

    I am lighting my workshop with LED's. I had all 13W (1500 lumens) but wanted more light on the benches, so ordered some 23W, which is supposed to be 2500 Lumens, The 23W seemed only slightly brighter than the 13W, if at all, so I tested with a "Kill a Watt" meter. The 13 W showed a true 13...
  5. _q12x_

    How to check the Wattage of a scrapped resistor?

    - I want to know what these -unknown- resistors Wattage are !? First of all, they are scrapped. Then, we really dont know in what part of the circuit they had sit, in the gate of the circuit where high power was entering? or in the core of the circuit, where the power didnt matter that much...
  6. Johndingle

    Help with wattage rating of potentiometer

    A potentiometer has a wattage rating of 3 and voltage rating of 100 what would this mean electrically, and how could u transform 25w into 3 watts I'm
  7. L

    Max Wattage on a Circuit with Newer Bulbs

    An electrician once told me that I should always be careful not to exceed too much wattage on each circuit in a house by replacing light bulbs with brighter ones that are of higher wattage (e.g. don't replace all 60W bulbs with 75W or 100W bulbs). However, with the newer CFL and LED replacement...
  8. R

    Electric Cooker 4mm Vs 6MM

    Hi there. I’m looking for some professional advice. I recently bought Beko Cooker model KDC653S, it doesn’t come with the electricity cable and according to the manual it require H05W-FG 3X4mm or equivalent with total power consumption of 10KW. I called all local shops including electricity...
  9. Rockingit

    lower wattage kettles

    Just had the Aussie (my better half) go looking for a replacement kettle online and I'm curious to see that the vast majority are now only 2.2kW yet described as 'fast boil'. Have I missed something?!
  10. M

    need help removing wattage limiter on the fan

    Hello All, Working on fixing the issue with the flashing light on the fan, but having trouble understanding how to connect wires after removing the wattage limiter. I can see that grey should be connected to grey, but not sure how to connect all the other wires after I remove the wattage...
  11. T

    need to replace wattage limiter, manufacturer says they dont know where it is...

    if a wattage limiter is contained within a light kit for a ceiling fan is it possible that it is part of the lampholder housing? it seems to be malfunctioning and the manufacturer told me they don't know the location because it cant be removed... the lampholder is the only part that could be...
  12. A

    Confusion about max wattage for light fitting?

    Hello I hope you are well, I have a question regarding this light fitting (BELL 10361 Retro Vintage Half Lantern - Black, PIR, IP54) on the product data sheets it states the max lamp that can be fitted is 42W is that 42W total or equivalent it doesn't state? So would a 18W LED GLS be unsuitable...
  13. D

    6 Inch Can Light Retrofit Bulb Wattage Advise

    Hello, We would like to update the lighting in our Great Room that measures 28' x 18'. The ceiling has two 6 inch can lights on a sloped ceiling above the fireplace that is 13 feet high. We are considering retrofit LED Gimbal replacements but are unsure about the bulb wattage. Does anyone...
  14. K

    Low wattage after overloading MWBC

    So this is a long one.. The other night my dehumidifier turned on and suddenly everything in 2/3rds of the house began cycling on/off and the lights that were on started strobing as well (led bulbs btw). I unplugged everything and reset the breakers, even though none were tripped. At this...
  15. C

    Wattage from a Power Extension

    Hello, I've damaged 2 power supplies for my computer, these were both new. It may just be a coincidence or I may have a faulty power extension which is an old 2 meter, 13 amp, 6 way, with surge protection (although the led indicator for this has dimmed over the years and is not visible when...
  16. E

    Wattage or Amperage of Transformer

    I have seen a transformer rated at 10,000 watts with input voltage of 110v and output voltage of 220v. Can input voltage of 110v and wattage of 100 watts produce the output of 10,000 watts? What determines the amperage or wattage output of a transformer? The voltage input/output formula is...
  17. R

    Trailing Edge Dimmer Wattage question

    Looking at V-pro dimmers. I have 4 EN8 downlighters in a circuit which are 8 Watts. Would i be correct is assuming the total watts in circuit is 32, and therefore would require a 400w dimmer switch as i read somewhere you divide the total by 10%.
  18. N

    Problem with too much wattage.

    Hi everyone, Starting off; i'm new here, because I have a problem with a light sign I made. The sign has 15 25Watt lights, and burns very bright. I was looking to put a dimmer on there, but i cant seem to find a dimmer which can handle 375Watt. Also it burns way too bright on its own. So I was...
  19. C

    Socket Wattage (Design).....

    Hi guys, I'm designing an installation as part of an assignment. For this assignement I need to install lighting and power in a new pool and cafe block. I've pretty much finished up on the tables we need to fill in but I'm completely stuck when it comes to sockets. I have multiple radial...
  20. S

    Solis 0.7kW mini - minimum wattage input?

    We have a few small PV installs to do. The developer needs 0.5kW/ two panels on each roof. To keep it simple we are looking at putting in 0.7kW Solis mini inverters. They have a low start up voltage of 60v. 0.5kW is too low for this inverter according to Segens designer but 2x 275w and 2x300w...

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