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On 01/20/2018 01:59 PM, philo wrote:

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2) The word is "current" not "amperage."


I'd call it "current". "amperage" comes from a measurement unit, and is
not really appropriate here. Some people use those words, like wattage,
voltage, and poundage (but not secondage, hertzage, or faradage). I
seldom hear what "voltage" really is.

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