George Stolz Moderator Staff member Location Windsor, CO NEC: 2023 Occupation Hospital Master Electrician Feb 4, 2008 #21 I got to thinking - is it really a direct conversion from 12V to 120V? Does the change from DC to AC change things around at all mathematically?
I got to thinking - is it really a direct conversion from 12V to 120V? Does the change from DC to AC change things around at all mathematically?
J jdsmith Senior Member Location Ohio Feb 4, 2008 #22 georgestolz said: I got to thinking - is it really a direct conversion from 12V to 120V? Does the change from DC to AC change things around at all mathematically? Click to expand... That's the beauty of using RMS values for AC signals rather than peak values - power is calculated the same way as with DC.
georgestolz said: I got to thinking - is it really a direct conversion from 12V to 120V? Does the change from DC to AC change things around at all mathematically? Click to expand... That's the beauty of using RMS values for AC signals rather than peak values - power is calculated the same way as with DC.