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Subject: Re: [motm] Power supply 110/220

From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
Date: 2005-01-14

>
> So, if the input current at 110V is 800ma and the output current is
> 800ma, then it shouldn't get warm, right? <ducking> (Flunked out of EE
> school)

First day in Thermo class: "Heat does NOT EQUAL temperature."

This is sort of a hard concept to grasp, like knowing the difference between
intentionally killing someone and deliberately killing someone (legally, they
are ∗quite∗ different).

In our case, the heat dissipated is the same.

Paul S.