how many watts are in 20 amps?
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Examples: 2400 Watts / 20 Amps = 120 Volts. 2400 Watts / 10 Amps = 240 Volts.
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As others have already answer to this question, power is the product of voltage and current. =I (sq) r. So There will be 250 watts in 250 volt if current drawn by your bulb is, say 1 Amp. 250 v x 1 amp = 250 watt.
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A 3Kw inverter may typically draw around 20 watts from your batteries when no AC current is being used. It would then follow that if you are using 20 watts of AC power, the inverter will be drawing 40 watts from the batteries and the efficiency will only be 50%.
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Amps = Watts / Volts 4160 Watts / 208 Volts = 20 Amps.
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In the U.S., a typical outlet is rated at 15 amps, 120 volts. This equates to about 1800 watts. Some outlets may be rated for 20 amps, 120 volts, or 2400 watts max load. A 20 amp outlet can be identified if the neutral (long) slot is a horizontal “T” shape.
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Use 20A for 20A breakers 12 guage wire... I agree, 20 amp breaker needs a 20amp outlet. 12 gauge wire. Instead of changing the outlets you could always change the breaker to a 15 amp.
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Take the total load and divide it by the maximum recommended load to get a percentage. For example, if the total loads add up to 800 watts and this is a 20 amp circuit, then the load usage is 800 watts divided by 1920 watts which equals 0.416 or 42 percent.
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A typical motor will be in the 20,000-watt to 30,000-watt range. A typical controller will be in the 40,000-watt to 60,000-watt range (for example, a 96-volt controller will deliver a maximum of 400 or 600 amps).
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A 50 amp service supplies a total of 12,000 watts because a 50 amp plug actually has two 120-volt hot wires. Some refer to this as a 120/240 split service.
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To determine how many watts of power a power strip can handle, you simply multiply the volts by the amps. Most facilities will run on 120 or 240 volts. For a 15 amp power strip on a 120-volt circuit, the power strip can handle up to 1800 watts.
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Most modern residential circuits are 15 or 20 amps, so we're looking at a max load of either (15A x 120V =) 1800 watts or (20A x 120V =) 2400 watts before the breaker trips. The breaker will be labeled either 15 or 20.
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20 amp switches are about 10x the cost of 15 amp switches. 20 amp switches double pole (always I think). You can use a 20 amp switch on a 15 amp system. Light switches (residential, anyway) are almost never double pole.
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["The number of watts is equal to amps multiplied by volts. That's it! ... ", 'For example, if the current is 3 amps (3A) and the voltage is 110V, you multiply 3 by 110, to get 330W (watts). The formula is P=3A X 110V = 330 W (with P standing for power).', 'This is why watts are sometimes called volt-amps.']
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Step A: Convert watts to amps Amp-hours (at 12 volts) = watt-hours / 12 volts = 1470 / 12 = 122.5 amp-hours.
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To obtain Watts you need both Amps and Volts: The formula is (A)*(V) = (W). For example, if you have a current of 2 A and a voltage of 5 V, the power is 2A * 5V = 10W. This comes from the equation P = I * V. Where P is the power in Watts, I is the current in Amps and V is the voltage in Volts.
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40-amp 240-volt circuit: 40 amps x 240 volts = 9,600 watts.
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Turn off the 30 amp breaker and add up all the heaters that are on that circuit. So long as the total draw for all of them is under 3800 watts, then a 20 AMP breaker using 12-2 wire is perfectly fine.