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[moominmolly]

Does anyone around here have the tools to break a Kryptonite U-Lock? Not a bic pen; I'm talking actually destroying the lock and not the bike that's in it.

Unrelated: My email works again! Hooray!

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[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

It is in fact a 750 watt inverter that I have, I think! I will go investigate and find out how far it is from an outlet, because that's clearly superior -- it's in a parking garage bike cage.

[cuthalion.livejournal.com]

Oh ho ho!

Electric motors typically have a momentary higher draw when starting, so it's conceivable that it'll blow a fuse anyway, but it seems like it may work for a 6A angle grinder. 7.5A is more like 825 watts.

Please post updates!

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

I have some wicked long extension cords.

[dolohov.livejournal.com]

6A is a lot of juice; you might want to check what your cords are rated for.

[cuthalion.livejournal.com]

6A is not a lot of juice. Most three-prong extension cords are rated for 13A or 15A. Even a 16 gauge extension cord 100 ft long should be able to handle 10A safely.

However, If you have a real long cord, it's good to uncoil it before drawing any significant power through it though - I once melted the insulation off a cord by running a computer & projector (Probably around 6-7A) on a (fat enough) cord on a spool (for 10 hours, though).