...>> that changes the fact that the microwave should not be drawing 16A for ...doubt you'd have trouble with a 20A breaker and that is why the code requires...> Resistance is a constant property of the microwave. This assumes that the microwave is a passive, linear load, which is probably not true. Many loads ..., I'm not saying I know whether microwaves are linear loads or not, but I ...

... But none of that changes the fact that the microwave should not be drawing 16A for more than a fraction... range. I doubt you'd have trouble with a 20A breaker and that is why the code requires a safety factor. ...current = voltage / resistance Resistance is a constant property of the microwave. watts = voltage x current Substituting gives us this: watts = voltage ...

"Randall Nortman" <usenet8189@wonderclown.com> wrote in message But none of that changes the fact that the microwave should not be drawing 16A for more than a fraction of a second, right? The formula is: Watts

...When a motor starts, (and the microwave has one for the turntable) ...it may spike at startup. Circuit breakers are built to take that. ...there's something wrong with the microwave. They're long enough to show...> quite frequently. The breaker usually trips after the microwave has been running...current draw. Second, perhaps your circuit breaker is faulty, tripping slightly below the...

... When a motor starts, (and the microwave has one for the turntable) ... it may spike at startup. Circuit breakers are built to take that. ... happen quite frequently. The breaker usually trips after the microwave has been running...makes sense, and whomever installed the microwave probably should have checked on that... periods, then even a 20A breaker might trip (seems unlikely, though). ...

...-range Maytag microwave, and it's throwing the breaker occasionally. They ... that, I think that the microwave should not be drawing 16A ... a motor starts, (and the microwave has one for the turntable)... may spike at startup. Circuit breakers are built to take that.... MUST be on a 20A breaker according to electrical codes. If ...in the cabinet above the microwave oven. The outlet box and...

... new over-range Maytag microwave, and it's throwing the breaker occasionally. They told me they had somebody... 16A occasionally. It's a 15A breaker, so no surprise that it's ...I looked at the sticker on the microwave and it specifies 120V, 14.8A. Given that, I think that the microwave should not be drawing 16A long ... and told them to upgrade the breaker to 20A. I say an appliance ...