> If you replace "average" with RMS in what you wrote it would all be > correct. However average and RMS are NOT the same thing. ... > The average is approximately .90 times the RMS value for a sine wave. > > See http://www.traceengineering.com/technical/tech_notes/tn2.html for > more information on this relationship.
Thank you. I appreciate the connection. Now, how does one explain the concept of RMS to a non-technical person other than as a fancy approximation of "average of the voltage available to do work", which is what I was intending in my message? Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
