What is 4amps in watts?

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Just arrived in Malaga and we have 4amps included with the pitch, I think it’s around 900watts but not sure. Before I trip the site could someone confirm or correct me?
 
If it's a 4 amp supply the as Fred says. Around 920w.
Seem's very low.. I have seen / used 6 amp supplies in France..

But double check in case they mean 4kw per day... Common on some longer stays where they all an amount per day and you pay extra if you use above your quota.
 
Just arrived in Malaga and we have 4amps included with the pitch, I think it’s around 900watts but not sure. Before I trip the site could someone confirm or correct me?
Are you sure you don't mean 4kw per 24 hours.
About enough to run the fridge & battery charger.
 
I think you mean kWh which is a measure of energy used, as kW is just the instantaneous power demand. If you plug in a 920W appliance it will be drawing roughly 1 kW, so if you leave it running for 1 hour you will have consumed about 1 kWh of energy.

(Edit: Corrected wrong figures!)

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Thanks for the replies, I can assure you it’s 4amps and not 4 KWH a day, I do love how most assume I’m wrong 😂😂😂. The photo isn’t my booking just one I did to show you, I’m fine with 4 amp as anything I need except heating can run through the inverter and it’s included so no cheaper not to take.
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If its 4 amps your battery charger will take most of that and you may be able to run the fridge. Anything extra to that forget it.
If its 4kw per day, that will soon get used. The large fridge/freezers in motorhome will use that in a day.
 
If it's a 4 amp supply the as Fred says. Around 920w.
Seem's very low.. I have seen / used 6 amp supplies in France..

But double check in case they mean 4kw per day... Common on some longer stays where they all an amount per day and you pay extra if you use above your quota.

Are you sure you don't mean 4kw per 24 hours.
About enough to run the fridge & battery charger.

I think you mean kWh which is a measure of energy used, as kW is just the instantaneous power demand. If you plug in a 920W appliance it will be drawing roughly 1 kW, so if you leave it running for 1 hour you will have consumed about 1 kWh of energy.

(Edit: Corrected wrong figures!)
Aw come on now chaps!:swear2: The old bu**er's retired now so he's allowed mental brain freeze!

Don't you worry Gerry I've sorted them oot fur yi!(y)
 
If its 4 amps your battery charger will take most of that
It will if it's an 80 amp charger while in bulk charge mode 😳

Most normal chargers are 20 amp though so 1 amp on the mains side

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Thanks for the replies, again it’s 4amps no where have I mentioned 4kw and the photo proves that of folk looked.
 
Thanks for the replies, again it’s 4amps no where have I mentioned 4kw and the photo proves that of folk looked.
I know you didn't mention 4kw but on Spainish site with EHU included 4kw per day is very common.

Also a 4 amp supply is very unusual normally 5 or 6 or 10 amps.
 
I know you didn't mention 4kw but on Spainish site with EHU included 4kw per day is very common.

Also a 4 amp supply is very unusual normally 5 or 6 or 10 amps.

I’ve just noticed I can up it to 6 amp for a little extra, I don’t need it so not worried but I do wonder how they can change a supply from 4 to 6 amps

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4 amp was common many years ago in Spain..
I imagine most sites have upgraded over this past period....however as the OP has stated there are still some that one can class as basic and give an opportunity to increase if required...With the price and availability of Spanish gas...the available electricity would just be charging Caravan batteries..and providing lighting...Then along came power hungry Motorhomes...🇪🇦🤔
 
Are you sure you don't mean 4kw per 24 hours.
About enough to run the fridge & battery charger.
He seemed pretty sure :rofl:
Thanks for the replies, I can assure you it’s 4amps and not 4 KWH a day, I do love how most assume I’m wrong 😂😂😂.
He’s old and grumpy;)
My charger is 120 amps. 🤣🤣🤣
Glad you’ve finally got the correct inverter/ charger(y)
Come on Lenny!

That’s unusual to say the least but enough to give me ‘charger envy’!

So about 1500 watts in? Seven ish amps?

There’s always someone with a bigger one

Ho ho ho!

Tony
I actually have a secondary charger which will take my total charge to 200amp

Useful if I run the factory fitted super silent Onan LPG 5Kw generator for a super fast charge :Smile:
 
Useful if I run the factory fitted super silent Onan LPG 5Kw generator for a super fast charge :Smile:

I have often wondered about the branding decision that resulted in them calling it the "Onan".

Onanism is, of course, wanking. :giggle:

Named after Onan, in the bible, who rather than to impregnate his late brother's wife as custom dictated, "spilled his seed on the ground whenever he went in". The punishment was death.
 
Back in the day, a €5 note to the person plugging the EHU cable into the box at a certain site in Spain, ensured that a 10amp supply, (instead of the usual 6amp) could be obtained.

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Back in the day, a €5 note to the person plugging the EHU cable into the box at a certain site in Spain, ensured that a 10amp supply, (instead of the usual 6amp) could be obtained.

Not being electrical minded apart from very basic stuff how can the change a supply from one amp output to another, would they not have to change the rcd/trip unit?
 
Not being electrical minded apart from very basic stuff how can the change a supply from one amp output to another, would they not have to change the rcd/trip unit?
I think they have different sockets in the box one lot fed from a 4 amp MCB the others from a 6 amp MCB.
 
Not being electrical minded apart from very basic stuff how can the change a supply from one amp output to another, would they not have to change the rcd/trip unit?
The site in question had lockable boxes within which, in addition to the socket for the EHU, had the fuse box which contained the circuit breakers.
The person who connected the EHU also had a supply of different ampage breakers.
Officially a visitor could pay the site an additional fee for the increased ampage breaker or pay the person connecting a 'backhander'

There again, it may have been as Lenny said, different sockets with differently powered sockets.
 
I think they have different sockets in the box one lot fed from a 4 amp MCB the others from a 6 amp MCB.

I thought it would have to be different so I chanced it as the rcd box was open so easy to reset, plus no other sockets so stuck some other items on and it looks like I have at least 6amp. Possibly a way to make folk pay for the extra amps.

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