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#41 (**permalink**) 05 Dec 2007, 10:06 am

On Dec 5, 9:28 am, "Mr Ed" <eca...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Only my A/C shuts down for short periods. No brown outs. I know the power
> Co. often lowers the voltage on hot days, but they are aware that
> synchronous motors & Compressors, trying to maintain the same power, will
> draw "more" amperage not less. Resistive loads will draw less.
>
> Mr Ed

If more ampere is drawn, then your circuit breaker should have
tripped.

#42 (**permalink**) 05 Dec 2007, 10:16 am

EdV wrote:
> On Dec 5, 9:28 am, "Mr Ed" <eca...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Only my A/C shuts down for short periods. No brown outs. I know the power
>>Co. often lowers the voltage on hot days, but they are aware that
>>synchronous motors & Compressors, trying to maintain the same power, will
>>draw "more" amperage not less. Resistive loads will draw less.
>>
>>Mr Ed
>
>
> If more ampere is drawn, then your circuit breaker should have
> tripped.
>

Not if voltage is below the breaker's rating.

A breaker rated 20A at 120V (2.4kW), trips at 24A at 100V.

#43 (**permalink**) 06 Dec 2007, 10:33 am

"News" <News@Groups.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> EdV wrote:
>> On Dec 5, 9:28 am, "Mr Ed" <eca...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Only my A/C shuts down for short periods. No brown outs. I know the
>>>power
>>>Co. often lowers the voltage on hot days, but they are aware that
>>>synchronous motors & Compressors, trying to maintain the same power, will
>>>draw "more" amperage not less. Resistive loads will draw less.
>>>
>>>Mr Ed
>>
>>
>> If more ampere is drawn, then your circuit breaker should have
>> tripped.
>>
>
>
> Not if voltage is below the breaker's rating.
>
> A breaker rated 20A at 120V (2.4kW), trips at 24A at 100V.

In a perfect world. My power Co doesn't lower it enough to trip.

Mr Ed
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#44 (**permalink**) 06 Dec 2007, 10:13 pm

I've got a Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Highway mileage is indeed less than
the suburban driving.

Walt

"L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in message
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> richard schumacher wrote:
>> In article <R623j.24797$JD.16681@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net >,
>> "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have no experiences with a hybrid, but most manufacturers
>>> advertise a lower MPG highway driving then city, at least in most of
>>> the commercial material I have seen.
>>
>> In the US automakers are required to show only the EPA's figures,
>> which are faulty. Real Priuses usually get better fuel economy on
>> the highway than in stop-and-go city driving.
>
> That very well may be the case, though I was speaking of all hybrids in
> general. Not sure if the Prius would be considered an outlier or not....
>

#45 (**permalink**) 06 Dec 2007, 10:33 pm

City driving produces more regenerative braking than highway driving.

On Dec 6, 10:13 pm, <waterbi...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> I've got a Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Highway mileage is indeed less than
> the suburban driving.
>
> Walt

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