MP 7,1 MP7,1 can draw as much as 1400 watts that means 12.7 amps

[bxs]

I'm thinking I will need to connect my MP7,1 into a dedicated 15 amp circuit given that it can draw as mach as 12.7 amps on a 110v line.

Has anyone used say, a Kill-A-watt device for measuring what the MP7,1 draws when underway doing its work ?

 

[TheRealAlex]

I'm thinking I will need to connect my MP7,1 into a dedicated 15 amp circuit given that it can draw as mach as 12.7 amps on a 110v line.

Has anyone used, say a Kill-A-watt device for measuring what the MP7,1 draws underlay ?

which makes me think there’s no TrippLite or APC, Sine wave line interactive Battery back up surge protector available. Unless there’s some $3,000 industrial Since wave power conditioner battery back up gear that I don’t know about. I hope you guys are protecting your Mac Pro with surge protectors that aren’t from Best Buy
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I'm thinking I will need to connect my MP7,1 into a dedicated 15 amp circuit given that it can draw as mach as 12.7 amps on a 110v line.

Has anyone used, say a Kill-A-watt device for measuring what the MP7,1 draws underlay ?

Also that’s Probably an isolated case, that 99.9% of us don’t have. Like 2 Dual Radeon Pro Cards, and 1.5TB RAM and a 28 Core Xenon CPU and Afterburner Card at Full Max Load.
And given that unlikely scenario it’s not gonna last pulling 12.7 amps on a 110v line it’s either gonna trip a breaker or cook the PowerSupply.

 

[Bradleyone]

Clearly it's designed for the Australian market: our mains supply is 240V and standard power sockets are rated at 10Amps.

Every kitchen here has an electric kettle that draws around 2400W. Australia... If our snakes, spiders and drop bears don't kill you, the power supply will!

I have one of those Eve HomeKit plugs that indicates power consumption. I'm doing some setup tests tomorrow so if no one else has done it, I'll plug it in and record how how much power it takes during typical use.

 

[th0masp]

Has anyone used, say a Kill-A-watt device for measuring what the MP7,1 draws underlay ?

Do these numbers help? - top one is the maximum config: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201796

I'm no electrician, as is probably obvious.

 

[Pressure]

In 110V countries the PSU is also less efficient maxing out at 1280W at full load. The highest efficiency is reached at 50% load though.

 

[bxs]

To add to the power draw mix - There's also the Pro Display XDR's power draw as well. I haven't found its potential power draw on Apple's web site (is it 96 watts ?) .... plus extra stuff can be plugged into the rear of the display that can draw power.

 

[TheRealAlex]

Clearly it's designed for the Australian market: our mains supply is 240V and standard power sockets are rated at 10Amps.

Every kitchen here has an electric kettle that draws around 2400W. Australia... If our snakes, spiders and drop bears don't kill you, the power supply will!

I have one of those Eve HomeKit plugs that indicates power consumption. I'm doing some setup tests tomorrow so if no one else has done it, I'll plug it in and record how how much power it takes during typical use.

An electric kettle drawing 2400Watts Why ? What the monthly utility bill $500 dollars.

 

[AidenShaw]

An electric kettle drawing 2400Watts Why ? What the monthly utility bill $500 dollars.

No difference to the electric bill - but the water boils twice as fast. (My Braun kettle is 3000 watts )

 

[MagicBoy]

An electric kettle drawing 2400Watts Why ? What the monthly utility bill $500 dollars.

Try the UK - 240v at 13 amps. Same amount of energy to boil the water, we just do it quicker @ 3kW. Cups of tea served more quickly are always good.

 

[bxs]

Try the UK - 240v at 13 amps. Same amount of energy to boil the water, we just do it quicker @ 3kW. Cups of tea served more quickly are always good.

Yuck... don't use boiling water for tea....at least I don't. I personally use my instant hot water dispenser to make a single cuppa .... might also place in microwave for 10 secs. The only time I boil water these days is for cooking rice and at times potatoes.

 

[MagicBoy]

You'll have to wrestle my kettle out of my cold dead hands! Proper (black) tea is best with water at boiling point. Coffee is better with it at 85-90C.

Back to OP, reminds me of the old Power Mac G5 Quad. That used a 16A C19 connector due to the high wattage.

 

[jklash1987]

6a +/- in the UK and Europe. (+/- due to variable voltages ranging from 220 to 250 across the continent)

I would assume in the UK, the lead supplied with the machine would be fitted with a non-standard 10a fuse, but one should never assume.

 

[Snow Tiger]

What's so surprising is Apple used a cord with C13 to 5-15P connectors for the MP 7,1 - I would have expected something beefier on the computer side . I'm not certain of it's gauge , but it seems less than 12 AWG . My Cascade Lake's PC has a 1600W EVGA PSU with a really thick 12 AWG cable and C19 to 5-15P connectors .

 

[Chancha]

6a +/- in the UK and Europe. (+/- due to variable voltages ranging from 220 to 250 across the continent)

I would assume in the UK, the lead supplied with the machine would be fitted with a non-standard 10a fuse, but one should never assume.

I am also wondering when will we see a tear down of the plug, need to see the fuse inside. I am in Hong Kong (we inherited UK's power specs), and most of my IEC C13 cables have lying around are fitted with 5A fuse at most.
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What's so surprising is Apple used a cord with C13 to 5-15P connectors for the MP 7,1 - I would have expected something beefier on the computer side . I'm not certain of it's gauge , but it seems less than 12 AWG . My Cascade Lake's PC has a 1600W EVGA PSU with a really thick 12 AWG cable and C19 to 5-15P connectors .

I suspect most home / small office wall socket and the in-house power lines are <12AWG even. (in our city the regular size is 2mm^2 unless otherwise instructed)