How do I convert watts, amps and volts to size circuit capacity

Subject: How do I convert watts, amps and volts to size circuit capacity

Date: Tue Dec 5 23:48:41 2000
Posted by Michael Lucarelli
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Sammamish State/Province: Washington Country: USA
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 976078121.Eg

Message:


My builder/electrician wired my house outside for Christmas lights.  They 
put 7 outlets on a single circuit with a 15 amp fuse.  Some of my light 
bulbs are 7Watts, others are 2.5Amps.  How do I determine how many 2.5amp 
and/or 7Watt bulbs this circuit can handle before being overloaded.

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