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by throw0101d 5 days ago
> […] you're looking at 1500W+. Depending on the country, that may be enough to saturate your home's electricity uplink...

1500W is the power of the typical American microwave or (tea) kettle at 120V. (Convert over to a NEMA 6 plug and dual-pole breaker and you can get 3000W.)

3000W is nothing special in the rest of the world with >200V wall plugs.