Converting watts to amps?
I purchased a 1000 watt single burner hot plate to use in our RV. Without knowing the volts, (haven't received it yet), is there any way to determine if our 50 amps will be able to handle it? Hopeful...
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THe first reply gave you the numbers but did not give you the conversion.
MOST plug in appliances come with a 15 amp plug, two parallel blades, one may be a bit wider (The neutral side) or not, and an optional round pin (Safety ground).
These are 120 volt devices and to convert watts to amps the formula is "watts/volts" or in this case 1,000/120
Now, this applies to hot plates, stoves, light bulbs and other things WITHOUT A MOTOR OR TRANSFORMER.
If you have a coil of wire (other than the "Coil" of a hot plate that is) such as a motor or a transfoemer, Then the conversion is a bit more complex,, But since you were asking about a hot plate you may stop reading here.
Again, Unless you are working with motors or transformers stop here
For Inductive/Capacitive loads, Watts = Amps*Volts*Power factor
The best way to calculate it is to use a Kill-A-Watt and measure it, but you can do the math if you wish.
I know of cases where the amps were great, the volts were great (440 3 phase) and the watts were .. next to nothing (Power factor approached zero) I know the man who fixed it. (about 2 bucks worth of parts he had in his junk box).
Man was the highest paid electronics technician in the city he lived in. Was a college teacher, and .. Never graduated high school, (Dropped out in grade 8). All self taught.. He's a friend of mine.
MOST plug in appliances come with a 15 amp plug, two parallel blades, one may be a bit wider (The neutral side) or not, and an optional round pin (Safety ground).
These are 120 volt devices and to convert watts to amps the formula is "watts/volts" or in this case 1,000/120
Now, this applies to hot plates, stoves, light bulbs and other things WITHOUT A MOTOR OR TRANSFORMER.
If you have a coil of wire (other than the "Coil" of a hot plate that is) such as a motor or a transfoemer, Then the conversion is a bit more complex,, But since you were asking about a hot plate you may stop reading here.
Again, Unless you are working with motors or transformers stop here
For Inductive/Capacitive loads, Watts = Amps*Volts*Power factor
The best way to calculate it is to use a Kill-A-Watt and measure it, but you can do the math if you wish.
I know of cases where the amps were great, the volts were great (440 3 phase) and the watts were .. next to nothing (Power factor approached zero) I know the man who fixed it. (about 2 bucks worth of parts he had in his junk box).
Man was the highest paid electronics technician in the city he lived in. Was a college teacher, and .. Never graduated high school, (Dropped out in grade 8). All self taught.. He's a friend of mine.
