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Re:Tinybox of tinygrad by George Hotz is finally entering pr... by Hellolearning on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:19PM (#41369220)
No it doesn't. A standard EU Socket is not certified for 24/7 3.2kW.

You should max. pull 2.7kW.

For everything else you need a blue eu socket or camper socket.

I learned this due to my EV which is able to be charged through a normal socket but it regulates it down due to this on purpose and has a temperature sensor build in as well.

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Re:Tinybox of tinygrad by George Hotz is finally entering pr... by xxpor on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:39PM (#41369543)
US circuits are the same way. "Sustained use" (over 3 hours IIRC) has to be de-rated to 80% of max. So an EV can draw 40A on a 50A circuit.
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Re:Tinybox of tinygrad by George Hotz is finally entering pr... by andersa on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @01:49PM (#41370517)
So if it doesn't use 3.2kW continuously, but varies significantly based on what it's doing (perhaps even idle sometimes) then it's fine?
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Re:Tinybox of tinygrad by George Hotz is finally entering pr... by jagrsw on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @04:31PM (#41372628)
Is it per spec, or from experience?
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Re:Tinybox of tinygrad by George Hotz is finally entering pr... by Hellolearning on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @10:53AM (#41380213)
from spec. full load only needs to be supported for up to an hour
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