how many amps does a electric blanket pull?

Answer 1

I'll give you a guess. I'll bet they are about 50 watts total when full on. That would give about 1/2 amp. Notice the "full on" term. Most of the thermostats turn the heating element "full on" for a few minutes and then "full off". The time ration of the "on" and "off" periods is what controls the heat. The practical value of that observation is that on a warm night you may use only a few pennies of electricity, but when the thermostat click on, the blanket will draw full power. So, conductor sizes, breaker sizes, and the like need to be chosen for the worst case load.
Again, my guess is 1/2 amp. If you have one, look at the tag on the foot or the label on the bottom of the thermostat. Divide watts by 110 to get amps. If your line voltage is different than 110 (e.g. Europe) use their line voltage.

Answer 2

Yes, as the other person said, Power = Voltage x Current, or P=VI. If you're in the USA, voltage = 110 volts. (Many other parts of the world are 230 or 240 volts). The other way to solve this is multiply the 15 A by the voltage to work out how much power is available at the camp site. 15 Amps x 110 Volts = 1650 Watts. So you have a maximum of 1650 Watts to share between all your devices.

Answer 3

Don't listen to these bozos, go to an electric blanket manufacturers web site and look at the manual for a real electric blanket, it should tell you the wattage rating, then you can get the curreny by dividing by 120 or it will be given in the specs.

Answer 4

I just looked at my dual control blanket. It uses 135 watts per side, Max. The one described as using more than six amps is a 12 volt one. Most of us in the US use 120 volts, so the current is a bit more than one amp.

Answer 5

6.7 amps. Obviously this changes with regard to model and temperature setting.