Hi Pete,
On Friday 29 September 2006 21:53, Pete Holsberg Inscribed Thus:
> Kylde wrote:
> > I was JUST about to say that :)
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> You don't mean Square root of 2 do you ie 1.414 The conversion
> >> between peak and mean values for a sinusoid
>
> Or did you mean to say "RMS"?
Yes ! You are correct. I really should have said:-
"The conversion between the AC and DC voltages required to dissipate the
same power in a purely resistive load."
And that this is only correct for a sinusoid in the absence of any
harmonics !
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