How to Use amperage in a Sentence

amperage

noun

• If the fuse is burned out, replace it with a new one of the same amperage.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2019
• The first is the voltage, and the second is amperage, or amp-hours.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Apr. 2020
• The lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire and the more amperage the jumper cables can handle.
  — Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
• And bumped the amperage to reduce [charge times] to 30 minutes.
  — Damon Lavrinc, WIRED, 18 June 2013
• The standard-range pack still takes 10 hours to charge, even with the uprated amperage of the charger.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2022
• The actual amperage is determined by the load (i.e., the iPad or iPhone).
  — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2020
• Amp hours show you how much amperage the lawn mower battery can provide for one hour.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2023
• Increasing the engine speed on the donor vehicle makes sure enough amperage (current) flows to the weak battery.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
• The main reason for this is an amperage limit: My inverter can handle only 23 amps of draw.
  — Christopher Null, Wired, 12 Nov. 2020
• Yes, the Craftsman’s motor is a bit smaller than the Skil in terms of its amperage, but the cutting performance between the two tools is negligible.
  — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
• The amperage needed to kill a person is surprisingly small.
  — The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
• For similar reasons, the curly-haired researcher is missing his hair drier, which requires too high of an amperage to be safe in the high-pressure environment.
  — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2023
• Voltage pushes the electricity through the wires while amperage is a measure of how much electricity is flowing.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
• Lower output rates can mean higher amperage draws as well, which can cause damage to some marine electronics if used on a regular basis.
  — Randy Zellers, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023
• To calculate watts, multiply voltage (usually 120 volts) by the amps (amperage) required to run the appliance (usually found on a tag attached to the appliance).
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
• Generally, a higher amperage will charge a battery faster.
  — Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2023
• Though the experience could be painful, the performer avoided actual electrocution, as the chair utilized high voltage (a measure of electric pressure) but low amperage (the rate at which a current flows through a circuit).
  — Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
• This is similar to how electric fences work, delivering very short pulses of high-voltage electricity, but with very low amperage.
  — Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation, 9 May 2022
• Battery Electric zero-turn lawn mowers run on batteries, typically lithium-ion rechargeable ones, and the run time of the mower is dependent on the batteries’ voltage and amperage.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
• But the amperage rating is only a measure of the charger’s maximum capability.
  — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2020
• The meter measures voltage and amperage (current) in alternating-current and direct-current modes.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 8 Jan. 2016
• Cheok says that the team are experimenting using different combinations of heat and amperage.
  — Robert Chalmers, Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2014
• But electrical systems in older homes are likely to need upgrades to accommodate higher amperage – which takes additional money as well as time.
  — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Whynter’s amperage and BTU capacity position it firmly in the heavy-duty cooling category (and the heavy category; this portable air conditioner weighs 80 pounds).
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
• Its voltage controller also transfers a consistent stream of energy to your device, and a digital ammeter provides information about amperage for charging speed.
  — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2020

Last Updated: 25 Aug 2024