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Current is power.

One can not get more or step up the power if one only have a limited amount of power.

You can not make 1 amp turn into two amps.

you can however step up the voltage, ie the speed of which electricity flows.

in an ideal world you can double the speed, but then you also halves the current.

If you however have a heater that works on 12 V, you can increase the voltage in order to get more heat out, allthough not what the heater is designed for. it may melt, cause a fire etc.

If increasing the voltage you allso increase the drain on the battery, this could possibly be considered a step up of the current.

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