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If GPUs requiring 2kW PSUs do become reality, at least us Europeans would have something new to flaunt over the US, along with our fast boil electric kettles.
by cameronh90 2y ago
If GPUs requiring 2kW PSUs do become reality, at least us Europeans would have something new to flaunt over the US, along with our fast boil electric kettles.
- ssl-3 2y agoHere in the States, I've already banished non-Metric "Freedom units" from my workshop. I can do the same with 120v. (And indeed: Back in the mining days, my somewhat diminutive rig was running from a dedicated 240v circuit. It made my already-efficient power supplies a tiny bit more efficient, and it saved a bit on copper. I've already got plans for 240v outlets in the kitchen.)
- shawnz 2y ago> I've already got plans for 240v outlets in the kitchen. Likewise, I just need to find a kettle with a NEMA 6-15 plug
- lsaferite 2y agoThat was a good chuckle, thanks! The image of that honkin' big plug on a kettle is great!
- ssl-3 2y agoMaybe you're thinking of NEMA L6-15 or 14-30 or something? 6-15P isn't big or honkin'. It is about the same size as a regular US plug, and differs mostly in that the contacts are just rotated 90 degrees. If anything, it's a bunch smaller than what much of the rest of the world plugs their own kettles in with, like a British type G or a Schuko.
- ssl-3 2y agoI'm OK with installing my own plug into an appliance, like the Brits used to commonly do for approximately everything. But (and I'm literally splitting hairs here) I'd like to find a 6-15P that has a captive fuse (like US christmas lights have), first: The 13A maximum that a British appliance expects as a maximum is lower than the 15- or 20- amp circuit breakers that are listed for use in the States. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to exist.