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From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)
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Subject: Re: Watts of the A3000, A1950, JX300, etc
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Date: 13 Mar 91 03:49:33 GMT
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In article <Mar.11.21.27.22.1991.3987@u2.rutgers.edu> andrewsr@u2.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews) writes:

>Q2: For the layman, what is the relationship between watts and amps?

The way I always thought of it was:  Imagine electrons are little 
trucks carrying the electricty.  Amps is the number of trucks.  Volts
is the amount each truck is carrying.  Watts is the total amount of
electricity being transported.  Ohms (resistance) is the traffic
capacity of the highway they're using; in other words the number of
trucks that can drive on the road at the same time.
-- 
Kenneth Herron                                            kherron@ms.uky.edu
University of Kentucky                                        (606) 257-2975
Department of Mathematics 
                                "Never trust gimmicky gadgets" -- the Doctor