On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 00:43:45 -0000 (UTC), Martin Gregorie
 declaimed the following:


>Of course, 110v has a lot to answer for there: in the UK a 3kw heater or
>power tool draws 12.5A, just under the 13A limit for standard plugs, but
>a 3kw appliance will draw 27.25A in the USA - and its amps, not volts,
>that melts or burns insulation off a cable.

 And in the US, that appliance will be using a 240V connection (two 120V
circuits of opposite phase: +120, Neutral, -120, and earth ground [I'm
using +/- for phase, since both are AC]). Regular wall sockets tend to be
15A, with the entire linked set on the circuit maxing out around 20A.
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