@aki thats convolunted reasoning, it being part of my profession means nothing except that beyond talk i DO touch the wires and get down and dirty with it all... so knock yourself out, its indeed healthier debate than a tad in this very list. on the 30A rating, i would say its the same reason they write 80KPH on many trucks. Well, kinda, cause if the car got to the autobahn that 80 would mean bull. that said, unless you have an extra 60A connection in the house, you cant run say the oven and the grill on those cookers in a domestic setup... unless of course you have those copper wire fuses the KPLC guys put after vandalizing and pawning the original ones for some little cash. most youll get in MOST homes is 13A, or 2990W/2.9KW at 230-240V On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:13 PM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
@Areba, because its a matter of daily bread and it's part of your profession, I kind of respect that very much. I'll not engage on this thread on backup or alternative energy except keep track of KPLC failures. In my final closing on the subject of backup power I'd like you to ask youself one question: why is the cooker supply rated at over 30Amps? Please keep the answer to yourself and hope it helps you design better systems. :-)
Rgds.
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:15 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
@aki, part of my daily bread comes from engaging clients in this very discussion. whenever doing an energy audit, you factor in peak power (which i suspect is what you are basing your design philosophy on). Designing systems based on peak power consumption is an unnecessary overkill. Very rarely will you need to power on all your guzzling electric equipment at the same time, unnecessary; impractical at the very least.
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