koslov, if you're even mildly proficient with a pair of needle nose and are somewhat confident in your ability to handle copper wire, just build what you need. The majority of the GOOD high-power (20A+) 115V/230V converters are just beefy ass transformers. Basically, two coils of wire. Yes, there's more to it than that, but with a bit of research (less than a day's worth) you could prolly find yourself a decent size ferrite core, some heavy gauge enameled solid copper wire, and the instructions on what to do with them to render yourself a good step-up transformer. Now, the big question is, would you have done all this for naught if the wiring in your house can't handle it?
Standard wallplug = 115v @ 15A (Breaker current) = 1725W
Your PS (assuming submodel 24) 24v @ 41.6A = 998.4W out of a 1000W rated unit.
So if the output is 998.4W @ 87% efficiency, your total (approx) power drain on the input circuit would be right under 1150W (1147 and change, but who's counting)
Assuming standard insulation thickness on your wires, etc, etc Yeah, it would work. Just don't go plugging anything else into that other plug on the faceplate (unless it's individually circuited too) also remember that your unit it fused at 10A on the incoming line, so if you're stepping up to 230v your total available power sink before fuse destruction is 2300W. There's also the 8ms, 230v @ 40A inrush at power-on. But hey, unless you're running some ultra specialty shit in your breaker box, it shouldn't trip (regularly). Or you could install a special high amp run with a 30A breaker, or feed it off two seperate breakers, or, or, or...
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Last edited by punish3r; 11-30-2002 at 07:12 PM.
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