Thread: Generic electrical question Do volts drop when a load is on the circuit
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Default Generic electrical question Do volts drop when a load is on thecircuit
homebrewdude wrote:
....[top posting repaired]... Nate Nagel wrote:
hombrewdude wrote:
I have one of these Kill A Watt meters.

In the socket it is showing 120volts
I put a load on it, that is about 5 amps. I would not think the volts
should drop to 118?

Does this make sense?


is this a very long run?


Not really..

I ran 20 amp service about 50 feet

What size wire?

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