Stephen Morris:
> My main concern with using a powerboard, because I don't have
any
> choice, was using the homeplug device with other devices overloading the
> powerboard having had issues with a 2000W heater destroying powerboards,
> and having the electronic store that provided the powerboard tell me I
> should never plug the heater into the powerboard, that I should only
> ever plug it into the wall power socket as powerboards are not designed
> for that load.
Rick Stevens:
Yeah, probably way too much juice to pump through the powerboard.
2000W
heaters draw, what, 11.8 amps at 120VAC (5.9A at 240VAC)--probably with
a pretty nasty power-on spike. That's quite a bit to be asking of a
circuit board and plastic.
But how is that any different from the wall socket? Any powerboard that
cannot handle the full load that could be plugged into a wall socket
shouldn't be sold.
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