That depends on the voltage you use. If there are 120 volts, the power equals voltage times amperage. 120 volts times 15 amps = 1800 watts. Cheers ebs
A 15 amp circuit at 120 volts can safely power up to 1800 watts (15 amps x 120 volts = 1800 watts), but it is recommended to only draw 80% of the circuit's maximum capacity for safety reasons. So, in practice, it is best to limit the load to around 1440 watts on a 15 amp 120 volt circuit.
For a 1500 watt block heater, you would typically use a 15 amp fuse. This is calculated by dividing the watts (1500) by the voltage (120 in most cases) to get the amperage. In this case, 1500 watts / 120 volts = 12.5 amps, so a 15 amp fuse would be the appropriate size to accommodate any potential spikes in power usage.
The standard color coding for fuses in American wire is as follows: 15-amp fuse: blue 20-amp fuse: yellow 30-amp fuse: green
Yes, it can.
It is NEVER a good idea to use a higher value fuse. The reason for the 10 Amp fuse is that it blows at 10 amps which the wire and device being protected is designed to handle. If you substitute 15 amps and that amount of current flows in your device, it may destroy the device and other things in the path of the current.
A 15 amp circuit can safely handle up to 1800 watts of power.
15 is the amp pf the cigarette lighter fuse in Astra envoy.
A 15 amp circuit at 120 volts can safely power up to 1800 watts (15 amps x 120 volts = 1800 watts), but it is recommended to only draw 80% of the circuit's maximum capacity for safety reasons. So, in practice, it is best to limit the load to around 1440 watts on a 15 amp 120 volt circuit.
For a 1500 watt block heater, you would typically use a 15 amp fuse. This is calculated by dividing the watts (1500) by the voltage (120 in most cases) to get the amperage. In this case, 1500 watts / 120 volts = 12.5 amps, so a 15 amp fuse would be the appropriate size to accommodate any potential spikes in power usage.
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The 13 amp fuse with blow at the lower rate to the 15 amp fuse. And At 15 amp the motor is normally more powerful - check the wattage used in both
No, you could overload the wiring and start a fire.
20 amp body fuse 20 amp body fuse #15 on the fuse block 25 amp body feed fuse
fuse number 1 is 10 amp fuse 2 is 25 amp fuse 3is 25 amp fuse 4 is a spare fuse 5 is 10 amp fuse 6 is a spare fuse 7 is 20 amp fuse 8 is 25 amp fuse 9 is 20 amp fuse 10 is 5 amp fuse 11 is 5 amp fuse 12 is a spare fuse 13 is 5 amp fuse 14 is 15 amp
The purpose of a fuse it to protect the wire that goes to the load. A 15 amp fuse protects a #14 gauge wire. A 20 amp fuse protects a #12 gauge wire. To answer your question if the wire size is #12 coming from the 15 amp fuse now then it can be upped to 20 amp fuse. If it isn't then you are taking the risk of overloading the #14 wire with a 20 amp fuse. This can lead to insulation failure of the #14 wire, overheating with the possible outcome of a fire breaking out somewhere in the circuit.
15 AMP
There is one 15 amp fuse, one 10 amp and one 5 amp fuse.