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[–] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (15 children)

Most US outlets/circuits are 15 AMP or roughly 1500 watts max capacity.

That's why they're limited to 1200 watts.

[–] user28282912@piefed.social -2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

1200 incoming + 1 hairdryer at the same time equals overloaded circuit though.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

That's now how that works. You got 1200 coming in and 1200 going out, so the solar would just power the dryer directly.

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