[geeks] UPSs

Steven Hill sjh at matrix.net
Tue May 7 22:54:55 CDT 2002


> > There is something to do with power factors and stuff, but I was
> > asleep, or in the bar for those EE lectures, sorry guys!
>
> Ahh yes.  I think Watts==VA for non simple resistive circuits, but it
> all gets screwy when talking about AC.  Darn it, and I have an exam
> on this stuff Friday.

Yeah, I had one of those. Once.

I was either drunk, asleep, hungover or in the pub. Or all of the
above.

I have found an explanations page:

http://www.traceengineering.com/technical/tech_notes/tn11.html

Which puts it more eloquently than I can.

Ho Hum.

S.

-- 
Steven Hill
Systems Administrator

www.matrixnetsystems.com



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