Most campsites seem to have 10amp supplies but quite a few have 16amp. There may still be a few sites around that still only offer 5amps so when you book a pitch you should always ask what the power supply is.
Electrical equipment usually has a label on it somewhere which tells you how many Watts it uses. You have to convert this to Amps so that you know how many Amps it will draw from the supply.
Watts divided by Volts = Amps.
Add up the watts of all the electrical equipment you want to use then divide by 230 or 240 volts and this will give you the total amps. You obviously have to keep within the campsite supply or you will trip the fuses, so you won't be able to use everything at the same time.
I use this table which another member kindly posted some time back. I print off a copy and take it with me as a quick reference
WATTS TO AMPS CONVERSION
60 Watts = 0.26 Amp
100 Watts = 0.43 Amp
200 Watts = 0.87 Amp
300 Watts = 1.30 Amp
400 Watts = 1.74 Amp
500 Watts = 2.17 Amp
600 Watts = 2.61 Amp
700 Watts = 3.04 Amp
800 Watts = 3.48 Amp
900 Watts = 3.91 Amp
1000 Watts = 4.35 Amp
1100 Watts = 4.78 Amp
1200 Watts = 5.22 Amp
1300 Watts = 5.65 Amp
1400 Watts = 6.09 Amp
1500 Watts = 6.52 Amp
1600 Watts = 6.96 Amp
1700 Watts = 7.39 Amp
1800 Watts = 7.83 Amp
1900 Watts = 8.26 Amp
2000 Watts = 8.70 Amp
2100 Watts = 9.13 Amp
2200 Watts = 9.57 Amp
2300 Watts = 10.00 Amp
2400 Watts = 10.43 Amp
2500 Watts = 10.87 Amp
2600 Watts = 11.30 Amp
2700 Watts = 11.74 Amp
2800 Watts = 12.17Amp
2900 Watts = 12.61 Amp
3000 Watts = 13.04 Amp
3100 Watts = 13.48 Amp
3200 Watts = 13.91 Amp
3300 Watts = 14.35 Amp
3400 Watts = 14.78 Amp
3500 Watts = 15.22Amp
Using the above table you would probably get away with using both hobs on a 10amp supply but stick the oven or grill on and you would trip the supply. On a 16amp supply, no problems.
Post last edited on 23/12/2009 20:45:32
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