"Do you ever wonder which wall socket corresponds to which circuit breaker or circuit in your main electrical panel? Do you ever wonder how much current a particular socket can handle? I did. I found a cool tool in the Klein 80016 Circuit Breaker Finder that helped me answer those questions. It can help you, too. Also: I tested DeWalt's electric snow blower over the weekend - now my gas model feels outdated"
"That narrow room, the Fab Lab, has six wall sockets. I wanted to find out how much power was going into the room because it supports four servers, seven 3D printers, and a laser cutter. I was concerned about running it all on one 15A circuit, which isn't enough juice for all that gear to run at once. Unfortunately, I had no idea which wall socket went to which circuit."
A Klein 80016 Circuit Breaker Finder can identify which wall sockets correspond to specific breakers and measure circuit loads. The Fab Lab is an 8x14-foot room holding non-messy desktop fabrication gear such as servers, 3D printers, and a laser cutter. The room has six wall sockets but the house’s incremental construction left breaker labels unreliable and socket-to-breaker mapping unknown. There was concern about powering multiple servers and printers on a single 15A circuit. Using a breaker finder allows mapping sockets to breakers and determining whether additional circuits or electrician work are required.
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