@240v the 3kW load (e.g. immersion heater) calc comes in at 12.5 amps.
When calculating with 230v what is the current?
When calculating with 230v what is the current?
How do you know? You don't know what the power is at any voltage other than the voltage the manufacturer designed for.The current is 11.98 amps @230v
Take a 240V incandescent light bulb. (Don't worry, I wont tell the EU!)If 230V is applied to a 240V element, how could the current 'be a bit more'?
Logically, yes, that was what I meant, but then I remembered that the lunatics have taken over the asylum and it's anybody's guess what the reality will be after a few years of electric vehicles, micro-generation, and smart grid.Don't you mean always will be
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