Click the television set below to go on to the game
after you have printed the table and calculated the amperage of
each item. Round your answers to two decimal points.
This is a table that shows the watts used by some typical household
appliances. Print out this table and calculate the Amps needed for
each appliance before going to the next step of this game. Watts
/ Volts = Amps
Appliance
Watts
÷ 120 volts
= Amps
air conditioner, 9,000 BTUs
1050
answering machine
6
blender
200
can opener
175
chandelier
300
clock
4
coffee maker
900
computer (hard drive and monitor)
400
corn popper
500
curling iron
80
fan, ceiling
60
fan, window
250
frying pan, electric
1150
hair dryer
1000
ice-cream maker, electric
150
iron
1080
light bulb, 60-watt
60
light bulb, 75-watt
75
light bulb, 100-watt
100
microwave oven
995
printer, computer
60
radio
50
sewing machine
75
space heater
1500
toaster
1150
toothbrush, electric
10
TV, color
300
vacuum cleaner
1220
VCR
30
waffle iron
1100
Note that large appliances, like stoves,
refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, and dryers,
are not included on this list. That’s because each of
these appliances draws a lot of current and is therefore on
a circuit all by itself.
Save
a Watt
Need a raise in your allowance? Here’s a great way to
get one, and it won’t cost your parents anything extra:
Just get them to agree to pay you the difference if you can
reduce their electric bills from the same time last year.
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