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    Jan 13, 2013, 03:06 AM
    Amps
    You have 80 amps circuit breaker at 120 volts, how many watts can that handle
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    Jan 13, 2013, 05:55 AM
    Moved to Electrical Forum.

    Ohms Law states that Watts (power) is the result of multiplying volts times amps, or P=EI= 9600 watts.
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    Jan 13, 2013, 12:47 PM
    Where would you have an 80A 120V circuit?
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    Jan 14, 2013, 05:41 AM
    Sounds like first or second year apprenticeship...
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    Jan 14, 2013, 08:34 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by stanfortyman View Post
    Where would you have an 80A 120V circuit?
    Yep, OP says "you have..." not "I have...", wouldn't say it's a real thing, probably just a test question
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    Jan 14, 2013, 01:16 PM
    Within the first four words I knew it was a homework/test question.

    PIA thing is these folks never come back to explain. It's like they litter the internet with questions and never go back to clean up.
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