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minus-squareDabundis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoIt is! Here in the US, that’s the word used by the National Electric Code to talk about current carrying capacity
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDo “ampacity” and “amperage” mean the same thing?
minus-squareDabundis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNot exactly. Amperage is “amount of current”, ampacity is “ability to carry current”
minus-squaretechMayhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoSo ampacity is fusion of amperage and capacity?
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.