> Is there a way... to recognize the gauge and [circuit breaker] of an existing outlet?
Bring an electric heater, iron, coffeepot, toaster, hair dryer, or anything rated at 1000W or 1500W and plug them in one at a time for at least 5 minutes after the second one... A 15 amp circuit should do a 1500W appliance for ever.... A 15 amp circuit should trip eventually on anything over 1800W total A 20 amp circuit should handle 2000W forever A 20 amp circuit should trip eventually on anything over 2400W I plugged three spaceheaters into three separate 120v convenience outlets on three floors in a garage to see if they were on the same circuit. It took the 4th heater to finally trip the breake (they were all on the same circuit). I didn't record the exact wattage of each, but I know they were all at least 1000W, so my assumption was that it took over 3kW to trip. Doesn't seem legal with NEC specs for 120v outlets... Bob, WB4aPR _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
