Depends on what the fuse is rated for :). I know that residential meters typically top out at 160 Amps which is actually a lot when you stop to think about it, so while the breaker/fuse in your house is probably lower than that, its not too much lower(now, GFI's(Ground Fault Interrupt) like you have in a typical bathroom, trip a lot faster, not that I would recommend holding the hairdryer when you drop it in the tub to TEST that theory...). For reference 110V*160Amp = 17.6KW, which is credibly greater than the 5.5KW in your graph, so yeah, that could be correct. On the plus side, sounds like you've got a great space heater for those Boston winters ;).
Also, I'm a better programmer than electrical engineer, so I could be entirely wrong...
I wonder if I can access my power bill online... I'm getting curious.
In any case, I think I have 15amp fuses for each circuit... *checks*
Ok, 15 and 20 amp fuses. Assume I'm plugged into a 20 amp fuse, that's a max of 2200 Watts, so I'm thinking it must be a bug. Still, I don't want to use all that power at once, my wallet is sensitive that way.
Re: Hopefully not...titivillusJune 20 2009, 19:09:20 UTC
Are those 220V circuits the fuses are on?
Frankly, I hate AC stuff :). RMS can kiss my a$$(and I'm not talking about Stallman, fyi). Uh, don't tell anyone, but I got a D in Power :). Of course, bugs in their code, bugs in my math, it all works out in the end...
Unfortunately, anything in the neighborhood of 5KW is enough to notice on the power bill. Probably the easiest way to check the usage for real is to get a Kill-A-Watt, since they're not THAT expensive, and they're useful for other experiments that I suspect you would enjoy
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Also, I'm a better programmer than electrical engineer, so I could be entirely wrong...
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I'm getting curious.
In any case, I think I have 15amp fuses for each circuit... *checks*
Ok, 15 and 20 amp fuses. Assume I'm plugged into a 20 amp fuse, that's a max of 2200 Watts, so I'm thinking it must be a bug. Still, I don't want to use all that power at once, my wallet is sensitive that way.
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Frankly, I hate AC stuff :). RMS can kiss my a$$(and I'm not talking about Stallman, fyi). Uh, don't tell anyone, but I got a D in Power :). Of course, bugs in their code, bugs in my math, it all works out in the end...
Unfortunately, anything in the neighborhood of 5KW is enough to notice on the power bill. Probably the easiest way to check the usage for real is to get a Kill-A-Watt, since they're not THAT expensive, and they're useful for other experiments that I suspect you would enjoy ( ... )
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