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Unread 03-19-2004, 03:21 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by jaydee116
Odd though, volts (115) times amps (1.6) = 184W?
somthing i remeber about in class...
since AC current is alternating.. there is a point where the current is at 0. sin wave. so @ 60Hz the curent is at 0 120 times a second. now i'm probly starting a flame war here but if I remeber corectly... you mutlipy the wattage (VxA) by 0.707
to get the true watt.
anybody want to verify or disprove this?
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