Tim,
You might be thinking of converting peak voltage or power to RMS. The factor
is .707. But you want to use RMS which is the commonly used rating. As
Richard Welty posted Watts = Volts X Amps. So if you are operating at 120V,
multiply this by the amperage to get power.
- Hugh Fader
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Tim.Mullen@trw.com
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 5:17 PM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Watts to Amps conversion...
>
>
>
> Does anyone happen to know the magic formula for converting
> Watts to Amps
> for AC current? I know that it's Watts = Voltage * Amps for
> DC, but I
> believe there's a "factor" in there for AC. I can't seem to find any
> place to get a definite answer...
>
> By the way, I'm trying to spec out the UPS systems (along
> with the load
> distribution) that I need for some new servers we are getting at work.
>
> Tim Mullen
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