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arrow-up1180arrow-down1external-linkWith self-install solar panels, and a €150 plug-in adapter that feeds power directly into electricity sockets; a DIY home power system is becoming popular in Europe.www.theverge.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years ago“Ampacity” — I don’t know if that’s an actual word but you perfectly described what the bottle neck is. I like it!
minus-squareDabundis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoIt is! Here in the US, that’s the word used by the National Electric Code to talk about current carrying capacity
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoDo “ampacity” and “amperage” mean the same thing?
minus-squareDabundis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoNot exactly. Amperage is “amount of current”, ampacity is “ability to carry current”
minus-squaretechMayhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoSo ampacity is fusion of amperage and capacity?
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAlso called a portmanteau, like internet, malware, or genome.
“Ampacity” — I don’t know if that’s an actual word but you perfectly described what the bottle neck is. I like it!
It is! Here in the US, that’s the word used by the National Electric Code to talk about current carrying capacity
Do “ampacity” and “amperage” mean the same thing?
Not exactly. Amperage is “amount of current”, ampacity is “ability to carry current”
So ampacity is fusion of amperage and capacity?
you got it 👍
Also called a portmanteau, like internet, malware, or genome.