Can AC outlets in bedrooms handle 500 watts? (oven/coffeemaker/etc)

[DanaE]

I know this is going to sound ridiculous... but I just want to know if AC outlets in bedrooms can handle 500 watts....

Last time I was in a roomette, I remember the women in the next room using her own hairdryers.

Hairdryers usually run 800 to 1000 watts? If so, then can something like this be used?

it's only $29 on Amazon... rated 500 watts AC....

 

[DanaE]

I think I just found the answer to my own question.... if a travel hairdryer(uaually 1000-watt) works fine, then I imagine 500-watt device should be fine, no? (just have to hide it away from the SCA)

http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/35568-question-about-carryon-and-hairdryer/?hl=hairdryer

 

[zepherdude]

Dana.......You can get all of that for free for breakfast, (FOR FREE) everything in the picture!

Yes, it sounds a little rediculous.

 

[DanaE]

Dana.......You can get all of that for free for breakfast, (FOR FREE) everything in the picture!Yes, it sounds a little rediculous.

I know it's silly. I got cureious because someone in another thread wanted to bring his own kitchen into a roomette.

My question was purely technical.... on the AC outlet capability on Amtrak trains.

 

[the_traveler]

For one thing, do you want to carry all that? :huh: And the hair dryer probably would/did trip the circuit breaker in the car. On my last trip, the power kept going off. The SCA kept having to reset the breaker. He said one of the rooms was using too much power, but he couldn't determine which one. (I can't say for certain, but it may have been some thing like a hair dryer.)

 

[TinCan782]

The outlet in our bedroom was labeled something to the effect of razors only. Exactly how many amps/watts that means...???

 

[OlympianHiawatha]

If I'm bringing my own Kitchen it will be fully equipped and staffed, complete with full Wet Bar, Wine Cellar, Meat Locker, Pantry, Charcoal Grill and Full Salad Bar. I may have to consult with the_traveler on design

 

[oldtimer]

For one thing, do you want to carry all that? :huh: And the hair dryer probably would/did trip the circuit breaker in the car. On my last trip, the power kept going off. The SCA kept having to reset the breaker. He said one of the rooms was using too much power, but he couldn't determine which one. (I can't say for certain, but it may have been some thing like a hair dryer.)

Exactly the correct answer as many as fifteen (15) 120 Volt AC outlets can be on one circuit breaker. So you share your power with several others. Please be considerate. If your attendant is MIA you may not get the breaker reset.

 

[zepherdude]

Dana.......You can get all of that for free for breakfast, (FOR FREE) everything in the picture!Yes, it sounds a little rediculous.

I know it's silly. I got cureious because someone in another thread wanted to bring his own kitchen into a roomette.

My question was purely technical.... on the AC outlet capability on Amtrak trains.

DanaE:

I am so happy! So much to carry!

 

[me_little_me]

If I'm bringing my own Kitchen it will be fully equipped and staffed, complete with full Wet Bar, Wine Cellar, Meat Locker, Pantry, Charcoal Grill and Full Salad Bar. I may have to consult with the_traveler on design

Well, stop by my room. I have the big screen TV with 12" subwoofers, the popcorn maker and a dishwasher for the glasses. Now if someone contributes the steaks and beer, we're all set.

 

[DanaE]

Well, stop by my room. I have the big screen TV with 12" subwoofers, the popcorn maker and a dishwasher for the glasses. Now if someone contributes the steaks and beer, we're all set.

only if you have the a proper refrigerator in your room to keep those beer nice and cold!

Oktoberfest is only a month away!!! Yay!!!

 

[shelzp]

In many trains there is a label next to the outlet that says 'No hairdryers' so even though it may run it would not make sense to use something of that wattage.

 

[BCL]

If I'm bringing my own Kitchen it will be fully equipped and staffed, complete with full Wet Bar, Wine Cellar, Meat Locker, Pantry, Charcoal Grill and Full Salad Bar. I may have to consult with the_traveler on design

Like The Most Interesting Man in the World? According to the latest radio spot, when he makes you breakfast in bed, there's an omelet bar and a waffle station.

 

[railiner]

Not sure if this is a frequent problem in sleepers....if so the answer would be to install individual breakers for each room. Then if someone breaks the rules, and uses appliances, no one else in the car would suffer for it

 

[DanaE]

Not sure if this is a frequent problem in sleepers....if so the answer would be to install individual breakers for each room. Then if someone breaks the rules, and uses appliances, no one else in the car would suffer for it

that means re-wiring hundreds of roomettes/bedrooms. it can't be as simple as going into Home Depot and buying a breaker...

I doubt Amtrak has that kind of money to throw at a problem that really isn't a problem.

 

[Guest]

Can you even use a "heating appliance" in a room, like a coffee maker, toaster, oven, hot plate, etc? Isn't Amtrak worried about the fire risks?

If so, then can something like this be used?

it's only $29 on Amazon... rated 500 watts AC....

 

[zephyr17]

Can you even use a "heating appliance" in a room, like a coffee maker, toaster, oven, hot plate, etc? Isn't Amtrak worried about the fire risks?

If so, then can something like this be used?

it's only $29 on Amazon... rated 500 watts AC....

You can't on cruise ships, but I don't think Amtrak has a policy, probably because it never occurred to anyone that someone would think to bring a hotplate on a train. It clearly shouldn't be done because of the potential danger, not because of the amperage draw.

 

[Dutchrailnut]

so how are you gone refrigerate all this food ??

 

[chakk]

Dana.......You can get all of that for free for breakfast, (FOR FREE) everything in the picture!Yes, it sounds a little rediculous.

Hey. I didn't get all of this for free on my Amtrak breakfast as a sleeping car passenger. There were no strawberries on my plate. Who stole the strawberries?

 

[chakk]

The outlet in our bedroom was labeled something to the effect of razors only. Exactly how many amps/watts that means...???

The original electric shaver from 1932 had a 1/90th horsepower motor, which translates into just less than 10 watts. So, I would guess that your bedroom outlet could handle nominally 50 watts, but probably not much more. You MIGHT be able to use your laptop computer charger on such an outlet, which might draw as much as 90 watts of electricity.

 

[DanaE]

Dana.......You can get all of that for free for breakfast, (FOR FREE) everything in the picture!Yes, it sounds a little rediculous.

Hey. I didn't get all of this for free on my Amtrak breakfast as a sleeping car passenger. There were no strawberries on my plate. Who stole the strawberries?

My dinner salad had no tomato... Not only that I think other people in the dining car had more cucumber slices than I did!

 

[Shawn Ryu]

I have actually seen someone do this on Empire Builder. The Conductor or LSA or whoever, tkindly told her to stop so she did.

So I assume its not allowed on Amtrak.

 

[Guest]

I know this is going to sound ridiculous... but I just want to know if AC outlets in bedrooms can handle 500 watts....
Last time I was in a roomette, I remember the women in the next room using her own hairdryers.

Hairdryers usually run 800 to 1000 watts? If so, then can something like this be used?

it's only $29 on Amazon... rated 500 watts AC....

Are you related to Meat Puppet by any chance?

 

[DanaE]

I have actually seen someone do this on Empire Builder. The Conductor or LSA or whoever, tkindly told her to stop so she did.
So I assume its not allowed on Amtrak.

I searched this forum a little more and the general consensus is that small travel hairdryers are okay. (keep it at low-heat)

Still don't know what the official Amtrak policy is. There are showers in the sleeping cars, so people have to dry their

hair, right? Or are we all supposed to look like Jerry Seinfeld?

 

[Bob Dylan]

Dana.......You can get all of that for free for breakfast, (FOR FREE) everything in the picture!Yes, it sounds a little rediculous.

Hey. I didn't get all of this for free on my Amtrak breakfast as a sleeping car passenger. There were no strawberries on my plate. Who stole the strawberries?

Captain Queeg wants answers by 0600! What happened to the Strawberries??? h34r: