W = V \* I W1 = 230V \* 13A = 2990 W2 = 120V \* 15A = 1800 slight bit more power... | Hacker News

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		tacticus on Jan 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Power surges in Britain caused by millions of peop... W = V * I W1 = 230V * 13A = 2990 W2 = 120V * 15A = 1800 slight bit more power in the 220-240v at 10-13ish amp system than 120 @ 15

_ea1k on Jan 7, 2013 [–]

Don't most stoves in the US use 220?

EDIT: oops, just realized that these are likely electric kettles. I was thinking of the stovetop variety.

tacticus on Jan 7, 2013 | [–]

Yep these are separate plugin versions.

the kettle i just bought on the weekend draws 2300W

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