To find your amps, divide your volt amps listed by the voltage you are using (and the device is rated for).
Power in watts = Volts X Amps
Volts equals amps X resistance. All of these formulas can be transposed to find the missing element.
If something is listed as 360 Volt amps and the voltage used is 120 volts it draws 3
amps. So if the same device was used on a 240 volt circuit it would draw 1.5 amps. the power company charges for power (watts) so the volt amps are listed on the device and costs you the same regardless of the voltage used.
If the same thing was designed for 12 volts it would draw 30 amps
The current in amps is equal to the apparent power in volt-amps divided by the voltage in volts:
A = VA / V
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To convert Volt-amps (VA) to total amps, you would need to know the voltage of the circuit. Since VA is the apparent power and is the product of voltage and current, you would divide the VA by the voltage to get the total amps. The formula is Total Amps = VA / Volts.
To convert VA to amps, you can use the formula Amps = VA / Volts. In this case, Amps = 140 VA / 240 V = 0.5833 Amps.
To convert amps to milliamps, multiply by 1000. Therefore, 0.01 amps is equal to 10 milliamps.
At what voltage? When you know the voltage then, to get the amps those kilovolt-amps contain, you simply divide the kilovolt-amps by the voltage.
To convert high voltage (HV) amps to low voltage (LV) amps, you can use the formula: HV amps = LV amps x (LV voltage / HV voltage). By rearranging the formula, you can calculate LV amps by dividing HV amps by the ratio of HV voltage to LV voltage.
Yes, in direct current (DC) circuits where the voltage and current are in phase, voltamps (VA) are equal to watts (W). However, in alternating current (AC) circuits where the voltage and current may not be in phase, the relationship between voltamps and watts can vary depending on the power factor of the load.