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Miter saw running watts and starting watts

Use these values as a planning range only. The conservative default for miter saw is 1,500 W running and 3,600 W starting.

Load typeLowDefaultHigh
Running watts1,200 W1,500 W1,800 W
Starting watts2,500 W3,600 W5,000 W

Source note

Miter saw starting amps vary by blade and motor; default leaves room for startup.

Source reference

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