How many watts does a CW-80 use from the 120 volt wall outlet?
A freind of mine has a few CW-80's and thinks he may pop off the circuit breaker in his house, says he can not locate the wattage rating for input.
Lee F.
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With my CW-80 plugged into my Kill-a-watt, plugged into the wall, The most I ever saw was 100 watts.
Thats less than 1 amp from the wall outlet.
Thank You Flash. Does that include accessory power usage as well?
Lee F.
Yes
Originally Posted by Flash:
Yes
Thank you!
Lee f.
Watts is watts. So genurally what goes in is the same as what comes out minus losses. In the case of the CW 80, it is listed as 80 watts, so the input is 80 watts or about .65 amps at full load. Is it possible to get more? Yes, but not by much. Apply a small amount for error an you could probably run 12 to 14 of them on a standard 14 amp house circuit.
Al.
Actually, I believe the CW-80 is rated at output watts, not input watts. Older PW transformers were indeed rated by input watts. I suspect the CW-80 would be closer to 100 watts input power at full load.
