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Re: Watts to Amps conversion...

To: <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Watts to Amps conversion...
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:18:36 -0600
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From: <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 4:16 PM
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...

Ohms Law works for voltage, too.

How are you measuring the volts, RMS, Peak, or Peak-to-Peak?

Phil Ethier  West Side  Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
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