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<blockquote data-quote="Lenny_Fox" data-source="post: 911422" data-attributes="member: 82776">What voltage is your country using. With 220-240 volt, the amperage is lower than with 110-120 volt. The advantage of lower volts that it is likely to be electrocuted, but the amps running through it (and heath development) is higher. Ordinary 1.5 mm wire can be used safely up to 10 Amps, so with 220 volt system that is Watt=Volts x Amps = 2200 Watt.&nbsp; With 110volt system that would be 1100 Watt maximum.Led screens often use very little power in Watt. When you buy from brands which have their safety registration, they probably use 1.5 mm wire (usually three wires in the cable itself (positive, negative and ground). I refurb a lot of PC&#039;s for family members (usually nieces and nephews giving their old PC&#039;s to thier parents or kids). ver the years resistance and heat development eat away the electric wire, increasing risk of breakage and fire. As a rule of thumb I replace cables older than five years. I also always the connect your PC with the power switch off and when it does not sparkle or crackle AND the cable looks good, (no wear and no small bends in it), you should be okay (occasional sparkling is normal for devices using a lot of power)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lenny_Fox, post: 911422, member: 82776"] What voltage is your country using. With 220-240 volt, the amperage is lower than with 110-120 volt. The advantage of lower volts that it is likely to be electrocuted, but the amps running through it (and heath development) is higher. Ordinary 1.5 mm wire can be used safely up to 10 Amps, so with 220 volt system that is Watt=Volts x Amps = 2200 Watt. With 110volt system that would be 1100 Watt maximum. Led screens often use very little power in Watt. When you buy from brands which have their safety registration, they probably use 1.5 mm wire (usually three wires in the cable itself (positive, negative and ground). I refurb a lot of PC's for family members (usually nieces and nephews giving their old PC's to thier parents or kids). ver the years resistance and heat development eat away the electric wire, increasing risk of breakage and fire. As a rule of thumb I replace cables older than five years. I also always the connect your PC with the power switch off and when it does not sparkle or crackle AND the cable looks good, (no wear and no small bends in it), you should be okay (occasional sparkling is normal for devices using a lot of power) [/QUOTE]

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