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Dylan16807 44 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Serving AI from the Basement – 192GB of VRAM Setup

> Consider what happens when you plug two 10A devices into a power strip.

I don't know about any argument that depends on such an action being safe. There's plenty of power strips I wouldn't trust with 20 amps.

NavinF 44 days ago [–]

That's just how the US electrical code works. I assure you that every "15A" outlet on the wall can handle 20A. That's why products like this don't have a fuse: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Woods-2-ft-12-3-SJTW-Multi-Outle...

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