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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 452316" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>Hello Ann, short answer no I don't have a link. But I think the question you are asking is about the relationship between Voltage, Wattage and Current? e.g. where one product may quote a power (watts) rating and another product may quote a current (amps) rating?</p><p></p><p>To try and put things into a visual concept: if you are trying to evaluate how dangerous it may be to wade across a river you would look at (a) how wide and deep is the river (b) how fast the water is flowing. (c) the overall force of the river looking at the volume of the water and the speed it moves at. Where deep and wide may not be too much of a problem if it is slow moving. but shallow and narrow on a very fast moving current could be fatal.</p><p></p><p>Electricity has a pressure Voltage, (bigger volts more pressure). Current flowing Amps, (more amps could be considered as faster flowing). Power or force of the electricity Watts. Bigger pressure and bigger current = bigger force or power.</p><p></p><p>in electricity the Voltage x Current = Watts. (Pressure x Flow rate = Force) VxI=W</p><p></p><p>or Watts / Voltage = Current (Force / Pressure = Flow rate) W/V=I</p><p></p><p>or Watts / Current = Voltage (Force / Flow rate = Pressure) W/I=V</p><p></p><p>Unsure if that's answered your question, but please come back to say if I am wrong?</p><p></p><p>Doc H. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 452316, member: 1607"] Hello Ann, short answer no I don't have a link. But I think the question you are asking is about the relationship between Voltage, Wattage and Current? e.g. where one product may quote a power (watts) rating and another product may quote a current (amps) rating? To try and put things into a visual concept: if you are trying to evaluate how dangerous it may be to wade across a river you would look at (a) how wide and deep is the river (b) how fast the water is flowing. (c) the overall force of the river looking at the volume of the water and the speed it moves at. Where deep and wide may not be too much of a problem if it is slow moving. but shallow and narrow on a very fast moving current could be fatal. Electricity has a pressure Voltage, (bigger volts more pressure). Current flowing Amps, (more amps could be considered as faster flowing). Power or force of the electricity Watts. Bigger pressure and bigger current = bigger force or power. in electricity the Voltage x Current = Watts. (Pressure x Flow rate = Force) VxI=W or Watts / Voltage = Current (Force / Pressure = Flow rate) W/V=I or Watts / Current = Voltage (Force / Flow rate = Pressure) W/I=V Unsure if that's answered your question, but please come back to say if I am wrong? Doc H. [/QUOTE]
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