# 25 AMP Battery Charger in a 15 AMP Outlet? **URL:** \ **Category:** EV Small Talk\ **Created:** [August 29, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/25-amp-battery-charger-in-a-15-amp-outlet/1714 "2011-08-29T20:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gregski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Gregski](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Gregski)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/25-amp-battery-charger-in-a-15-amp-outlet/1714/1 "2011-08-29T20:47:50Z")
I am thinking of buying a 48 volt 25 AMP battery charger that has a standard 110 plug. What is going to happen when I plug it in to a standard 15 AMP household outlet? Will it only draw as many AMPs as it can ie 15 or will it trip my breaker every time? ---
**Author:** ![Gregski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Gregski](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Gregski)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/25-amp-battery-charger-in-a-15-amp-outlet/1714/2 "2011-08-30T06:59:37Z")
[QUOTE=DrkAngel;9496]48 volt 25 AMP charger output requires about 110 volt 11 amp input. Figure 20% loss due to conversion inefficiency = 12-13 amps from 110 volt. 15 amp outlet is fine.[/QUOTE] Thank you Input: 100-240V ~50/60Hz 12.5/7.5A Output: 48V-25A 25.0A@100~ can someone say that to me in English please? what are Hertz I thought they rent cars, jk and please spare me the Wikipeida answer talk to me like I’m six years old ---
**Author:** ![Gregski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Gregski](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Gregski)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 7:38am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/25-amp-battery-charger-in-a-15-amp-outlet/1714/3 "2011-09-16T07:38:11Z")
so here’s what I bought as seen in the eBay pictures, man it works great it charges my four 55 Ah batteries in less than 2 hours, I double checked and my garage EFI outlet is 20 amps saweeet, I was also able to mount it right where the oil cooler went originally on the bike so right in front behind the front wheel/fender ![](http://gregandsandy.com/wattana/pics/Charger1.JPG) ![](http://gregandsandy.com/wattana/pics/Charger2.JPG) ![](http://gregandsandy.com/wattana/pics/Charger3.JPG) ![](http://gregandsandy.com/wattana/pics/Charger4.JPG) ![](http://gregandsandy.com/wattana/pics/Charger5.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![stephon123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@stephon123](https://community.electricforum.com/u/stephon123)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/25-amp-battery-charger-in-a-15-amp-outlet/1714/4 "2011-11-17T00:23:54Z")
[QUOTE=Gregski;9497]Thank you Input: 100-240V ~50/60Hz 12.5/7.5A Output: 48V-25A 25.0A@100~ can someone say that to me in English please? what are Hertz I thought they rent cars, jk and please spare me the Wikipeida answer talk to me like I’m six years old[/QUOTE] Hertz or Hz is the SI unit of frequency