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Thank you for reply, very helpful

Im thinking of designing a tipping trailer for a car. I need a force of 40KN exerted to tip but would this be too much for driving with an electric motor powered by the car battery. If not what size of motor and pump would I need? thanks

Thanks for your replies, I will most likely use a step down transformer if I can get one, Relax AlephZero I'll be under the watchful eye of my college lecturer when I'm doing any of this lol, its for a college project!

I need to make a 1 metre long heating element from NiChrome Wire. The wire I have is 0.9mm with resistance of 1.7ohms per metre. Can I wire it straight to the mains with a light dimmer switch in place to limit the power?