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Type Watts * Amps
Television 19" 100-160 1.2 A
my 32" TV 90
Flat pannel TV 80-150
VCR 40-60
Satelite Dish 30+
Sterio 50-350
Portable Sterio 40-50
Computer Laptop 50-75
mac -2020 1.5
loaded mac USB-C 2.0
loaded super Laptop 140
Computer Desktop (1) 120-250 2.5-3.5
Computer Tower (2) 300-450 3.5-6.5
CRT Monitor 15" 801.5 A
17" 651.8 A
19" 802.1 A
LCD Monitor 15"20
LCD Monitor 19"40
Router 6-18 0.3
Modem 9-12 0.6
Printer - Inkjet 50-75
Printer Laser 600
mobil phone charger 20
Digital Camera 38-45
drill/ camcorder
Light Bulbs 800 lumens
Incandescent 60
Halogen 42
CFL 12
LED 10
portable vacuum 525
Whole house vacuum 11
Heater 500-1,500 4-12.5
Hair Dryerr 1500
Table Fan 200
Leaf Blower 13
Snow Blower 13.5
DC Appliances:
Heavy duty tire pump - 30 Amps
350 W power inverter - 32 Amps
Auto cigarette lighters typically have a 20A fuse.
It may take 10 minutes or more to blow at 25% over it's rated curent.
Source: Fuses | bcae1.com
Type WattsAmps
Microwave .5 cu. ft. † 600-1,500
Microwave .8 - 1.5 cu. ft. 2,100
refigerator 600-1,100
blender 450
toaster 1000
toaster oven 1200
Coffee Maker 600-800 5-6.7
Furnace Fan (1/3hp) 1,200
1/3 HP submersible pump 920
1/3 HP Heating system fan 600 5
1/2 HP Heating system fan low-heating 720 6
1/2 HP Heating system fan high-air conditioning 1080 9
Vacume 750
Cell Phones 4
Fluorescent Light 4
Radio 9
Ham Radio
50 W mobile
5-20
12V
CB Radio  
Tools 24
3/8" Drill 350
1/2" Drill 750
7 1/4" Circular Saw 1,000-1,400
reciprocating saw 500
16" Elect. Chain Saw 12
Car Vacuum 80
Air compressor 80
Heavy duty
Air compressor
30
Elect. Coolers 48
Engine Starter on
Battery Charger
60
12V
See Also: www.donrowe.com/inverters/usage_chart.html
www.eurobatteries.com/sitepages/choosinginverter.asp
Common Household Appliance Energy Use

* See Volt-Amp to Watt conversion below
† Microwave input watts = 1.5 - 1.7 x output watts
(1) Dell 2350 - 200W, Dell 4550 & 8300 - 250W continuous, iMac 15" 130W
(2) Dell Precision 650 - 460 W, Mac G4 460W 6A

See Also: Charging Volts and Amps for consumer electronics.

Meters: Amp, watt, volts
Watt Meters : AstroFlight

See Also:
Power Outage Survival
www.donrowe.com/inverters/usage_chart.html
Charging in technology here
Hand Crank flashlights and Mobil Phone Chargers and Solar Panels in products here.
Solar Tutorial www.donrowe.com/inverters/inverter_faq.html
Wire Size
UPS


last updated 16 Sept 2004