Excellent! Many many thanks Jim for your time in providing such a detailed and lucid explanation (of my question on VA vs. W in practice), and to Bill Hooper and Duncan Bath!
Cheers, Bruce H. On Tue, 26 Mar 2002, James R. Frysinger wrote in [USMA:19074]: [ . . . much very helpful explanation clipped ...] > What this amounts to is a subtle way of using units to qualify or > designate the quantity. [ . . . ] > ... Believe it or not, that's about as simple > an explanation as I can give of the "distinction" made in industry > between watts and volt amperes. > > Go, the lesson is ended. > > Jim
