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minus-square@DabundislinkEnglish6•1 month agoIt is! Here in the US, that’s the word used by the National Electric Code to talk about current carrying capacity
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoDo “ampacity” and “amperage” mean the same thing?
minus-square@DabundislinkEnglish3•1 month agoNot exactly. Amperage is “amount of current”, ampacity is “ability to carry current”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•29 days agoAlso called a portmanteau, like internet, malware, or genome.
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.