2006-10-10 12:11:33 · 9 answers · asked by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
oh, and ohms
2006-10-10 12:26:27 · update #1
if you think of electricity like pipes that carry water the volts are the "pressure." The amount of water flowing through a single point would be the amps and the amount of amps and volts needed by a device is it's wattage. volts times amps equals watts.
2006-10-10 12:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by K.S. THiS 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Difference Between Amps And Volts
2016-12-18 06:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Difference Between Volts And Amps
2016-10-06 22:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by styers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Picture electricity as water. Volts are the water's pressure. Amps are the water's volume. Watts are the water's power or ability to do something like put out a fire using its volts and amps. Like a water hose with an adjustable nozzle, when you make the nozzle smaller, the water comes out with more pressure (volts). When you make the nozzle bigger, the water comes out with more volume (amps). Electricity is the same. High voltage will arc through the air but unless it has some current too, it is harmless like static electricity. High current will melt a wire but without some voltage it's harmless, like your car battery. The formula for figuring power is P (in watts) = Volts X Amps. A 12 volt battery that puts out 5 amps can make 60 watts of power. Take the battery voltage up to 24 volts and you can get 120 watts of power. That's why portable drills with higher voltage batteries can make more power.
2016-03-15 22:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volts is the potiential difference between two points. C cell battery equals 1.5 volts. Doesn't mean much yet. Amps is the flow of electricty, this is what kills. Watts is a measure of energy. If you have a light bulb rated at 120 volts and it is a 100 watt bulb you will be using/drawing 0.8 amps. using P=I X E. P equals power measured in Watts, I equals current measured in Amps and E equals Voltage measured in Volts.
2006-10-10 14:01:17 · answer #5 · answered by blue_eagle74 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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what is the difference between volts, amps, and watts?
2015-08-10 17:41:02 · answer #6 · answered by Ebonie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roughly speaking
Volts = electrical push to push electricity
Amps= how fast electricity is passing in wire
watts= power of a device
2006-10-10 12:49:59 · answer #7 · answered by indiana 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way to understand Ohms Law is to imagine a tank of water a tap and a way to measure the amount of water that comes out. the level of water is voltage the tap in a reverse way is the resistance and the water is the current.
E is voltage
I is current
R is resistance
P is power
E= I * R
I=E/R
R=E/I
And
P=E*I
2006-10-10 12:20:40 · answer #8 · answered by lord_andys_new_id 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The three most basic units in electricity are voltage (V), current (I) and resistance (r). Voltage is measured in volts, current is measured in amps and resistance is measured in ohms.
2006-10-10 12:18:04 · answer #9 · answered by Tell me something useful 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the way they r spelled
2006-10-10 12:33:39 · answer #10 · answered by sarah 1 · 0⤊ 11⤋