Electrical Myth
While searching through the forums recently, I came across two posts in which an old electrical myth is repeated- "Circuit breakers will trip at 80% of their rating." For any breaker which has not deg...
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Welcome to the forum; however, be careful when providing facts that destroy an otherwise perfectly good conversation.
And for the record, 80% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
I'm 80% sure of that.
It also depends on whether you measure volts, amps, etc., in Metric or SAE. One Metric volt is 2.2 times greater than one SAE volt.
GM
PS: If you ever venture east of Keller into the Carrollton or Wylie areas and get stopped by a cop named Henderson, it will be one of my nephews. Don't tell 'em you know me. Fine gets doubled that way.
And for the record, 80% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
I'm 80% sure of that.
It also depends on whether you measure volts, amps, etc., in Metric or SAE. One Metric volt is 2.2 times greater than one SAE volt.
GM
PS: If you ever venture east of Keller into the Carrollton or Wylie areas and get stopped by a cop named Henderson, it will be one of my nephews. Don't tell 'em you know me. Fine gets doubled that way.
