On Thursday, March 03, 2011 12:16:31 am Jon Elson did opine: > gene heskett wrote: > > Oh my, Jon. Anyway I run that through this aged wet ram, I still get > > 4 watts for that 1 amp & 4 ohms. I squared, where I=1, 1*1 is still > > 1, times 4 ohms=4 watts. 2 amps should be 16 watts. Or is my wet > > ram going away? I hope not. ;-D > > OOps, I was thinking when you double the resistance, you square the > heat. Not true, only if > you double the CURRENT does it square the heat. So, yes, a 4 Ohm motor > at 1 A is only 4 Watts, > shouldn't be a problem. > > Jon > Don't worry too much Jon, I've managed to make far worse mistakes than that. But when I do, I expect to get nudged. ;-)
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