Originally Posted by
baronpork
I figured co2 lasers are somewhat inefficient, but by how much ?
What kind of wall power suckage goes on if i power 100w tube at 100% (yeah yeah inadvisable..) run included air extractor, water and air pump ? We're talking typical setup that chinese manufacturers send out in a crate. Not discussing chillers here.
Granted, most will not use tube at anywhere near 100%, but its good to test the limits just to know.
I'm in UK, that makes 240v supply.
My machine is bobbling along in the crate on a ship somewhere, 6090 sized 100w EFR tubed. I'm pretty sure i do have capacity to run it but need to make sure wiring is up to snuff if it ever goes above 3kW (13A) with all the accessory bits connected.