220v or 110v ballast ?
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wiseguy316
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bottom line is a watt is a watt is a watt. example you are being billed by KW, weather it be a half an amp supplied at 220 or a full amp at 110 the cost is the same, the load on a 220 line is the only thing that will be less not the cost.
Its cheaper to run 220 then 110, huge plants run 480 on all there equipment because it takes less energy to turn a motor under pressure, If you take that same motor and use 110 its going to take more electricity then it would using 220. SO If you was to use 220 to run a 1000 watt bulb it would burn the bulb cheaper then it would 110.
wiseguy316
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watts = volts x amps....period. It is not cheaper, huge plants run 440 so they dont have to have such heavy gauge wire and huge breakers, it only reduces the amount of amps that is required to power the place.
wiseguy316
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I didn't write ohms law's, but they do exist. 1000 watts divided by 110v = 9.09 amps....1000 watts divided by 220v = 4.54 amps per leg. they both use the same amount of energy. you are bill in KW's so it is the same. So, no it is not common sense. It is ohms law.
cowboylogic
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Correct again Wiseguy.......
Offbase once again.......sorry dude, your are incorrect.
toastycookies
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you are not billed for amps. You are billed for watts.
tip top toker
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Ever heard of the phrase digging yourself a hole?
you should probably go and open a school GCSE physics text book.And like the man said if you take a motor leave it outside at 5 degress. Your going to use more electricity then you would if you had more power to use to start the same motor. Thats like using the same truck put 2000 pounds in bed and one with out who will go farther with there money. Explane that to me math wiz?
tip top toker
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Ohms law. I cannot be bothered to argue with a fool. Either educate yoruself or prepare for people to insult your "intelligence".
Or let me guess, you are the smartest person in the world, otherwise oh i don't know, america would use 220v to save money, cus that's how it works right
Or let me guess, you are the smartest person in the world, otherwise oh i don't know, america would use 220v to save money, cus that's how it works right
Now here is a fact use this as a scenario, pull chain linked conveyor belts with out a load on it. Then take the same conveyor belt putt 2000 pounds of dirt, stone, metal, pop bottles, dish soap. Your going to use less energy then you would if you was using 220 to run. This would make your electric bill less!
cowboylogic
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Granted at startup 220 has a slight edge over 110 when it comes to consumption. To actually see savings, even with 10-1000 watters, would be nearly impossible. Best this does for your argument abudtokr is toss a tsp of dirt back into the 6 cu yd hole you have dug for yourself. In this thread and many others you have posted in.
And no im not the smartest person it the world just smarter then you 2. Its common scene really guys. Let me dumb it down for you a little. Take yourself for instance, walk 30 miles then walk the same 30 miles pulling something how much energy are you going to use if you dont pull anything?
Lord Dangly Bits
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All of you guys who think that running your light on 220 volt will save elect are TOTALLY WRONG! FOr you guys who did the OHM's Law math to show that the Amps is cut in half seem to forget that there are two hot wires, So you DAM AMPS are the same, just split between two wires.
Watts= volts x amps, Amps= Watts/Volts.....
If you take 1,000 watts and divide it by 110 volts you get 9.10 amps that will be on one HOT wire.
If you take 1,000 watts and divide it by 220 volts you get 4.55 amps. BUT you are useing 4.55 AMPS on TWO hot wires, So you MUST times the 4.55 by 2. So 4.55 x 2=9.10 AMPS.
You use the same dam electricity with 220 volts as you do with 110. But with the 220 you can use a small gauge wire and breakers and such. Anyone that thinks anything differently should stay away from electrical work.
Watts= volts x amps, Amps= Watts/Volts.....
If you take 1,000 watts and divide it by 110 volts you get 9.10 amps that will be on one HOT wire.
If you take 1,000 watts and divide it by 220 volts you get 4.55 amps. BUT you are useing 4.55 AMPS on TWO hot wires, So you MUST times the 4.55 by 2. So 4.55 x 2=9.10 AMPS.
You use the same dam electricity with 220 volts as you do with 110. But with the 220 you can use a small gauge wire and breakers and such. Anyone that thinks anything differently should stay away from electrical work.
cowboylogic
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You should change "all of you guys" to "abudtokr" when it comes to this particular thread.......lol
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