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Old 05-17-2008, 05:41 PM
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Default Re: How do figure how many watts with 240 three phase

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Originally Posted by Grumple View Post
Maybe this will help? And yes the square root of 3 = 1.73205081

Wattage = voltage x amperage x (Sq root of the phase)

Voltage = wattage / [amperage x (Sq root of the phase)

Amperage = wattage / [voltage x (Sq root of the phase)

or 240 x 80 x 1.73205081 = 33255
Thank You Grumpy

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