MP 7,1 MP7,1 can draw as much as 1400 watts that means 12.7 amps
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TheRealAlex
macrumors 68040
which makes me think there’s no TrippLite or APC, Sine wave line interactive Battery back up surge protector available. Unless there’s some $3,000 industrial Since wave power conditioner battery back up gear that I don’t know about. I hope you guys are protecting your Mac Pro with surge protectors that aren’t from Best Buy
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Also that’s Probably an isolated case, that 99.9% of us don’t have. Like 2 Dual Radeon Pro Cards, and 1.5TB RAM and a 28 Core Xenon CPU and Afterburner Card at Full Max Load.
And given that unlikely scenario it’s not gonna last pulling 12.7 amps on a 110v line it’s either gonna trip a breaker or cook the PowerSupply.
Bradleyone
macrumors regular
Clearly it's designed for the Australian market: our mains supply is 240V and standard power sockets are rated at 10Amps.
Every kitchen here has an electric kettle that draws around 2400W. Australia... If our snakes, spiders and drop bears don't kill you, the power supply will!
I have one of those Eve HomeKit plugs that indicates power consumption. I'm doing some setup tests tomorrow so if no one else has done it, I'll plug it in and record how how much power it takes during typical use.
Every kitchen here has an electric kettle that draws around 2400W. Australia... If our snakes, spiders and drop bears don't kill you, the power supply will!
I have one of those Eve HomeKit plugs that indicates power consumption. I'm doing some setup tests tomorrow so if no one else has done it, I'll plug it in and record how how much power it takes during typical use.
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th0masp
macrumors 6502a
Do these numbers help? - top one is the maximum config: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201796
I'm no electrician, as is probably obvious.
TheRealAlex
macrumors 68040
An electric kettle drawing 2400Watts Why ? What the monthly utility bill $500 dollars.
AidenShaw
macrumors P6
No difference to the electric bill - but the water boils twice as fast. (My Braun kettle is 3000 watts
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MagicBoy
macrumors 68040
Try the UK - 240v at 13 amps. Same amount of energy to boil the water, we just do it quicker @ 3kW. Cups of tea served more quickly are always good.
Yuck... don't use boiling water for tea....at least I don't. I personally use my instant hot water dispenser to make a single cuppaTry the UK - 240v at 13 amps. Same amount of energy to boil the water, we just do it quicker @ 3kW. Cups of tea served more quickly are always good.
.... might also place in microwave for 10 secs. The only time I boil water these days is for cooking rice and at times potatoes.
jklash1987
macrumors newbie
6a +/- in the UK and Europe. (+/- due to variable voltages ranging from 220 to 250 across the continent)
I would assume in the UK, the lead supplied with the machine would be fitted with a non-standard 10a fuse, but one should never assume.
I would assume in the UK, the lead supplied with the machine would be fitted with a non-standard 10a fuse, but one should never assume.
Snow Tiger
macrumors 6502a
What's so surprising is Apple used a cord with C13 to 5-15P connectors for the MP 7,1 - I would have expected something beefier on the computer side . I'm not certain of it's gauge , but it seems less than 12 AWG . My Cascade Lake's PC has a 1600W EVGA PSU with a really thick 12 AWG cable and C19 to 5-15P connectors .
I am also wondering when will we see a tear down of the plug, need to see the fuse inside. I am in Hong Kong (we inherited UK's power specs), and most of my IEC C13 cables have lying around are fitted with 5A fuse at most.
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I suspect most home / small office wall socket and the in-house power lines are <12AWG even. (in our city the regular size is 2mm^2 unless otherwise instructed)