RE: Automating immersion heater from Solar Voltaic ?

[Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tracey..

..after posting did a bit of googling and found like you said the 2kW is
"only" about 8amps... just sounds a lot more to an ignoramus like
me.

For all those of us that didn't do Physics at school (I did biology/general
science) ;

Amps = 1000 x kW / voltage

i.e. 8amp = 1000 x 2Kw / 240volts

Marcus

From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracey
Gardner
Sent: 17 January 2011 18:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Automating immersion heater from Solar Voltaic ?



2kW is approximately 8 amps at mains voltage.
There are plenty of relays around that will handle 16amps or even 30amps
For example a quick Google brought up this site.

http://www.willow.co.uk/html/industrial.html

Tracey

>
> So that's the theory but what about implementation , anyone got any
> recommendations I'm guessing he'd need a pretty beefy relay to switch
a
> 2kw immersion heater.
>
> Marcus
>



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