This seems like a dumb question, but I rent at the house I'm at now so I'm not fully aware of the house's limitations. I've set up shop in what little space I have in the garage. The owner walled off half of the space so she could store stuff in that half. The result is that I have 1 usable outlet in the wall. There is another outlet in the ceiling for the garage door opener which I only use for an additional overhead light.
My question is, how do I tell how much juice I have before I trip the circuit? I've ran my table saw (21829) and my little 2 gallon shop vac at the same time and nothing happened. But I always unplug my compressor (this HF model) before I use the saw because I have a suspicion that this is too much for the circuit to handle. How can I quantify this so I know how much head room I have?...would like to get a DC at some point as well so this is part of the reason I'm asking. (I do have a multimeter if that helps me get my answer)
My question is, how do I tell how much juice I have before I trip the circuit? I've ran my table saw (21829) and my little 2 gallon shop vac at the same time and nothing happened. But I always unplug my compressor (this HF model) before I use the saw because I have a suspicion that this is too much for the circuit to handle. How can I quantify this so I know how much head room I have?...would like to get a DC at some point as well so this is part of the reason I'm asking. (I do have a multimeter if that helps me get my answer)
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