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- From: joe@avs.com (Joe Peterson)
- Subject: Re: Subwoofer power supply
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:13:00 GMT
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- Mark Trostler (mtrostle@sdcc13.ucsd.edu) wrote:
- : Finally, what is the current that comes out of a wall socket? I
- : see it's 110VAC @ 60Hz, fine, but what's the current?
- : But, does the amount of current not matter because the line current is
- : isolated from the output current by the transformer? Is 110volts
- : pulsating 60x/sec. all that's important to the transformer/rest of
- : the power supply?
-
- Maybe this answer will clear up your previous questions. The current
- produced from any voltage source (like your wall socket) is determined
- (within limits) by the load (e.g. a light bulb, or whatever). It is
- extactly what you said: V=IR. In fact, when nothing is plugged in,
- the current is zero (infinite R). If you put a plain wire (R near
- zero) across the wall socket (I DON'T recommend this!), you will get
- a very high current (as the resulting sparks, melting will indicate).
- Of course, the voltage source will have a max. current it can produce.
- In house wiring, circuit breakers are there to prevent you from finding
- this limit the hard way (and melting your home's wiring!). You can figure
- out how many amps are flowing through a 100W light bulb with: P=IV
- (100 = I * 110; I = 0.9A).
-
- : THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS A MUCH BETTER GRASP OF THIS STUFF THAN ME!
- : & a big fat HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you all...
- : Mark
-
- Sure, same to you!
- Joe
-