text_combined: carlos e r vyjwdtrpcautelefonicanet begin pgp signed message hash sha1 tuesday 20080219 0717 0500 james knott wrote aaron kulkis wrote cant handle 5w rms precisely 5w rms need average power simply take average instantaneous power levels theres need rms rms voltage current youre taking instantaneous values converting power taking mean converting back equivalent dc voltage current rms formula apply waveform however applied power doesnt make sense square always positive power non resistive circuit positive negative times reducing really used power even zero thus rms power makes sense although calculable cheers carlos e r begin pgp signature version gnupg v204svn0 gnulinux id8dbqfhutsyttmyhg2nr9uranyraj0v2lli4dkqvcxflrafmclcramqcgijmr yohkyjxpufuohin9ydlb4ps csbk end pgp signature thu 07 aug 2008 060526 0100 opensuse ot much power pc really consume