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minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·2 years agoThat’s wrong. Watt is a measure of power and volt measures…… voltage. Charge (electricity) is measured in Coloumbs (sp?) You need a complete circuit for Watts as P=iv. I is current, measured in amperes
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoWith the river analogy, Voltage = pressure, Wattage = how much water is passing, Current (Amps) is how wide the river is. Pressure * Width of river = Amount of water passing Not sure that helps with passing it through the terms and then to variables.
minus-squareMalfeasant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoWater analogy works better with plumbing. A river, not so much. But people aren’t that much better at understanding plumbing, unfortunately…
That’s wrong. Watt is a measure of power and volt measures…… voltage.
Charge (electricity) is measured in Coloumbs (sp?)
You need a complete circuit for Watts as P=iv.
I is current, measured in amperes
With the river analogy, Voltage = pressure, Wattage = how much water is passing, Current (Amps) is how wide the river is.
Pressure * Width of river = Amount of water passing
Not sure that helps with passing it through the terms and then to variables.
Water analogy works better with plumbing. A river, not so much. But people aren’t that much better at understanding plumbing, unfortunately…