I am in the US.
Topic: 120 or 240 volt? - page 2. (Read 1989 times)
It depends on your home's electrical typically based on the country you live in. In the US is 120V, but you would have to look it up by country, as I'm not sure what each country uses.
So assuming you haven't done a custom wiring job, use what your house supports. It will cause issues if you use the wrong voltage. That said, 240V has a higher watt output potential, since watts = Voltage x Amperage, so if you have a standard 15Amp 120V panel (US Standard for non appliances) that is capable of outputting 1800W. If it was 240V it would be capable out outputting 3600W.
So assuming you haven't done a custom wiring job, use what your house supports. It will cause issues if you use the wrong voltage. That said, 240V has a higher watt output potential, since watts = Voltage x Amperage, so if you have a standard 15Amp 120V panel (US Standard for non appliances) that is capable of outputting 1800W. If it was 240V it would be capable out outputting 3600W.
bit misleading here ...
240V would pretty much be 30 amp and over
so actually output would be 7200W
240V is more efficient for circuits running 24-7 your would save 1-3% power use on 240V as well so 240V is ALWAYS better
It depends on your home's electrical typically based on the country you live in. In the US is 120V, but you would have to look it up by country, as I'm not sure what each country uses.
So assuming you haven't done a custom wiring job, use what your house supports. It will cause issues if you use the wrong voltage. That said, 240V has a higher watt output potential, since watts = Voltage x Amperage, so if you have a standard 15Amp 120V panel (US Standard for non appliances) it is capable of outputting 1800W. If it was 240V it would be capable out outputting 3600W.
So assuming you haven't done a custom wiring job, use what your house supports. It will cause issues if you use the wrong voltage. That said, 240V has a higher watt output potential, since watts = Voltage x Amperage, so if you have a standard 15Amp 120V panel (US Standard for non appliances) it is capable of outputting 1800W. If it was 240V it would be capable out outputting 3600W.
I have an evga 1300 an d noticed that it's input voltage range is 11-240v. I am using this to power 3 S3's.
I am wanting to set this up in a workshop that has an unused 240v outlet. I also have 120v available.
Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using 240 volt rather than 120 volt.
Looking at the equation p = i / e, I would not think it matters.
Does 240 volt put half the amps on the line? Is this practical?
Thanks,
Tom
I am wanting to set this up in a workshop that has an unused 240v outlet. I also have 120v available.
Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using 240 volt rather than 120 volt.
Looking at the equation p = i / e, I would not think it matters.
Does 240 volt put half the amps on the line? Is this practical?
Thanks,
Tom
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