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Subject Topic: Desk fans - ok for 6amp hookup in France? Post Reply Post New Topic
Personmorgankaz77
22/7/2014 at 7:27pm
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Anyone know if an ordinary household desk fan will run ok alongside the fridge and a light or two on a 6amp hookup in france? If not can you get ones that will?
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22/7/2014 at 7:45pm
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My home desk fan is 98 watts which will draw 0.42 amps at 230 volts.


Personbadger54
22/7/2014 at 7:57pm
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We've had no problems running a household fan.


Personnaturalblonde
22/7/2014 at 8:02pm
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We had a desk fan on all night on one site in Spain!


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Personnjones
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Yes, we've had all that on with a fan plus electric cool box, phones charging etc for 24/7 on 6A hook up before.


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Personmorgankaz77
22/7/2014 at 10:17pm
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Excellent, thank you. My school maths/science was proving useless in trying to work that out!!

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22/7/2014 at 10:39pm
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1400 watts = 6.08 amps at 230 volts. I don't know what the voltage is abroad these days.


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Personsunshinetours
23/7/2014 at 9:47am
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As mentioned most household fans are pretty low wattage and we certainly take a couple for inside and in awning if really hot


Personyork54
23/7/2014 at 12:19pm
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Yew used our house fan too.... No problem on 6 amp hook up

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