Thread: 15 or 20 Amp
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George E. Cawthon
 
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Greg wrote:
Vacuum cleaner cord has it's own listing category (type SVxx) and the
motor/cord assembly is an engineered system. The voltage drop is taken into
account when they design a vacuum. In fact you would violate the listing if you
did put a 14 ga cord on one.
It really has nothing to do with what we are talking about here


OH? You put fifty feet of #17 wire on a 12 A motor and then plug it
into a house wire that is #14 and 110 feet from the panel. Ok,
right, who cares. Oh, you might want to switch that vacuum for a 12
a table saw.