# Elite Vacuum Port - Max Amps?

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**Category:** Elite Series (Masso & Redline) (Gen 1)\
**Created:** [April 9, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/elite-vacuum-port-max-amps/19925 "2023-04-09T01:42:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/elite-vacuum-port-max-amps/19925/6 "2023-04-09T09:58:56Z")

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Hey Mike, hey Derek, hey all,

10 A? It seems to me that in combination with the U.S. [girly power](https://youtu.be/jJ_OamX-PA8?t=1725) this is quite little, as it would mean max. 1200 W. Just had a look: [My workshop vacuum cleaner](https://www.festool.com/products/dust-extraction/mobile-dust-extractors/574822---ctm-midi-ii#Overview) is also max. 1200 W, but at 230 V this is only 5.2 A.

By the way, in the EU due to [Dirctive Nr. 666/2013](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02013R0666-20170109) in its current version only vacuum cleaners of 900 W are allowed, but it does not apply to wet, wet and dry, battery operated, robot, industrial, or central vacuum cleaners; floor polishers; outdoor vacuums.

However I don’t want to use my workshop vac for the Onefinity, because of [difference between workshop vacuum cleaners and dust collection systems](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/suckit-dust-shoe-bristles-causing-blockage/14577/2)

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