On 19 August 2012 20:34, Sarah White <[email protected]> wrote: > The difference between > volt-amp versus RMS watt versus peak watts, etc, etc. can be off by more > than you'd expect.
An "RMS watt" is a useless term. Sure one can calcualte the RMS value of power, but the number has no practical significance, unlike mean power, which has the same heating effect, irrespective of the waveform. Dave _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
