two really strange questions

[ejforwood Jerold Forwood]

Appliances are rated on input so that they can make it sound better, and 1100 watts is a standard for almost all brands of microwave ovens today.  This also happens in vacuum cleaners today.  They used to rate them in horsepower,  then they changed it to "vacuum cleaner" horse power.  Today they rate them by amps drawn.  If you check out some of the cheaper vacuums with high amp. ratings, you will find a resister across the input to make them draw the higher load rating.
73's,  
Jerry, K0EJF
PS.  Not all is what it seams in HooVille either.
But Merry Christmas to all!
----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Zook
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:51 AM
To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Subject: Re: two really strange questions

Normally all commercial equipment is rated in power
output.

Also, that is one "H" of a microwave unless you are
talking about erp (effective radiated power).

Glen, K9STH


--- mike bryce <prosolar at SSSNET.COM> wrote:

on a 1100 watt microwave, does that mean 1100 watts
input or 1100 watts output?

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