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It depends on the wattage of each bulb. Typically you only want to load your circuit to 80% of its rated capacity. Hence a 15 A circuit would be .8 x 15 Amps. Now if you had all 60 Watt bulbs and the supply voltage as 120 V then you could support 24 such bulbs. The key formulas are Voltage = Current x Resistance and Watts = Voltage x Current in your lighting example. However, if the lighting fixtures are rated for a higher value and you just choose to use 60 watts, you should size to the rated capacity of the fixtures on the circuit since someone else may later put in the maximum rated bulb.
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If you have 3-4 can lights 1 ceiling fan and 3 outlets what size breaker?
A 15 amp breaker protecting # 14 wire.
How many lights can run off a 15 amp breaker?
Depends on the wattage. For example a 60W incandescent bulb draws about 1/2 amp so you could have thirty. Since you typically de-rate to 80% of the value of the breaker it would be 24.
What is type of breaker for 41 amp's?
50 amp breaker.
How many volts can you draw off of a 15amp breaker?
It's the amps that are controlled by the breaker not the volts. You can have a 600 volt 15 amp breaker, you can have a 347 volt 15 amp breaker. The breaker will trip when you exceed 15 AMPS.
How many 500 watt flood lights can you put on a 13 amp plug?
I have never heard of a 13 amp plug. However, each flood light would draw about 4 amps since you calculate amps by watts / volts. You just add amps to determine total load.
How many 1.2 amp lights can a 20 amp breaker hold?
No more than 13 maximum on a 20 amp circuit.
What kind of wire do you use for 120 volts and what amp breaker do you use?
#12/2wground & a 20 amp breaker should be enough for lights,receptales.
Can six recessed lights of 50 watts be on a 15 amp breaker?
Should be fine if that is all that is on the breaker.
How many 50 watt lights on a 15 amp circuit?
50 watt equals less than 1/2 amp current flow at 120 volts so you can have 30 light on a 15amp breaker or 40 on a twenty amp breaker.
How many 150 watt flood lights can be on a 20 amp circuit?
The voltage needs to be known to give an answer to this question.
If you have 3-4 can lights 1 ceiling fan and 3 outlets what size breaker?
A 15 amp breaker protecting # 14 wire.
How many lights can run off a 15 amp breaker?
Depends on the wattage. For example a 60W incandescent bulb draws about 1/2 amp so you could have thirty. Since you typically de-rate to 80% of the value of the breaker it would be 24.
What is type of breaker for 41 amp's?
50 amp breaker.
How many volts can you draw off of a 15amp breaker?
It's the amps that are controlled by the breaker not the volts. You can have a 600 volt 15 amp breaker, you can have a 347 volt 15 amp breaker. The breaker will trip when you exceed 15 AMPS.
New shop 20 amp circuit 32 amp fixture how many fixtures can be put on circuit?
A 32 amp fixture can not be fed from a 20 amp breaker as the breaker will trip every time.
How do you turn a 30 amp circuit into a 15 amp cicuit?
Replace the 30 Amp Breaker with a 15 Amp breaker.
Can you use a 60 amp breaker with a 50 amp overcurrent device?
A 50 amp breaker is an overcurent device.
