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To: SoothingDave

On a dedicated circuit, yes. If you’re plugging in something that will consume 80% of the circuit’s rated amperage on a non-dedicated circuit, between swing voltages and any fluctuations, it’ll pop real quick.

I worked in datacenters for 10 years. We kept everything below 80% on our 30A circuits. If we ever lost a redundant circuit, the swing voltage alone on a dual-PSU server or storage device would put a live circuit near capacity before stabilization on a fully-populated rack.


22 posted on 12/05/2012 3:04:27 PM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

Gotcha. I’m used to dedicated circuits.


23 posted on 12/05/2012 3:08:46 PM PST by SoothingDave
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