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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: maynardw on November 26, 2005, 04:02:31 PM

Title: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: maynardw on November 26, 2005, 04:02:31 PM
Does this mean that I cannot run an
appliance that needs more than 500 watts ?
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: Brian H on November 26, 2005, 06:53:40 PM
15 Amps for resistive loads like heaters.
1/3 Hp for motors
500 Watts for Incadescent Lamps.
400 watts for a TV
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: maynardw on December 08, 2005, 05:10:53 PM
Brian H
Thanks, I never considered mho.
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: dick on December 08, 2005, 09:04:52 PM
I recently installed CFL in our garage.
When I first turn them on the are not as
bright as they are after they burn for a
few minutes.  Especially now that the
weather is cold.  Is this normal?
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: dick on December 08, 2005, 09:05:53 PM
Sorry that was supposed to be  a new
post,but will await an answer
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: tommy on December 08, 2005, 09:16:23 PM
I have one in my warm basement and two in
outside porch lights where it cold (5 deg)
and in both locations they come on low and
get brighter in a couple of minutes -
typical.  They are not X10 controlled -
just normal switches.
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: tommy on December 08, 2005, 09:16:33 PM
I have one in my warm basement and two in
outside porch lights where it cold (5 deg)
and in both locations they come on low and
get brighter in a couple of minutes -
typical.  They are not X10 controlled -
just normal switches.
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: Brian H on December 09, 2005, 06:39:39 AM
Dick; Yes normal. I have one brand inside my
home that actually is dim for a few minutes
before getting bright. Another brand is
almost full brightness at power up. Cold
makes it take longer and there are special
outside models for real cold stuff.
Title: Re: Applianve Modules 15 Amps and 500 Watts ?
Post by: maynardw on December 09, 2005, 06:15:54 PM
The CFL that becomes bright at once was/is
known as the "electronic" type. The CFL
that starts off DIM and become brighter
was/is known as the "core and ballast" type
and maybe a little cheaper.