Re: [LUG] UPS, reprise

["Mark Evans" <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > ===== Original Message From Steve Marvell <steve@xxxxxxxx> =====
> > PS did we ever find out what was going to go on the end of that 15KVA
> > jobby?
>
> I was reading a rag with ups's in, and it said something like "to convert 
> watts to VA, multiply by 1.4". Is this a ploy to sell more expensive UPS's, as 

Most likely 1.414 or ever SQRT(2).

> if I remember correctly, Power (W) == Volts (V) * Amps (A)

It's the difference between the peak and RMS voltage of
sinewave AC. 

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