On 26 Sep 2003 13:05:59 GMT, wrote:

6A (Microwave oven)
Ooh, that's a big one, as the bishop said to... but seriously, most
MWs are in the 600W-800W range, so 3A rather than the 1.5kW which 6A
would mean.

uWaves have RF outputs in the 600 to 800W range but aren't that
effcient at converting electrickery into RF. 1.5kW for an "800W" uWave
isn't too far from the mark.

You mention the regs and diversity, calculating that correctly is what
is important rather than simply adding up all the possible loads. TBH
you can probably ignore most things that are not "heaters" as they
won't take that much power, allow a few kW for them. It's the biggies
like water heaters (from washing machines, through kettles and
immersions to showers) and space heating that really determine the
maximum load.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail