Hi Terry, Motors *draw* far more on start up than the "rated" amounts. The amp rating on the new humidistat is much lower than the old *brown* units (15 amps for them). So welding is still quite possible. BTW where did u find a dehumidifier that was only rated at 500 watts????? Mine is much much higher than that. At 03:23 PM 12/1/02 -0500, you wrote: >It is indeed rated for high wattage units like a stand alone dehumidifier. I don't have a DC humidistat in front of me, but it has an amp rating. I seem to recall they are rated up to 600 watts at 120 volts. The dehumidifier power consumption (500-some watts) is just below the rating for the humidistat - so that should be OK. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Center of the Arts mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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