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sl8

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13. I'm not following.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 01:08 PM

Mar 19

The article used the correct unit, watts.

You seemed to be agreeing with the poster that said that was wrong and you suggested that it should be kilowatt-hours instead. That's incorrect.

Did I misunderstand your post?

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Per what? sl8 Mar 19 #9

Charging 1000 Kwh maybe.. One hell of a cable.. that would be 600 amps at 600vdc. LiberalArkie Mar 19 #10

No, the correct unit is watts (or kilowatts, etc.) sl8 Mar 19 #11

I agree, but I had to make an assumption they meant 1000 Kwh instead of 1000 KW or 1 megawatt. LiberalArkie Mar 19 #12

I'm not following. sl8 Mar 19 #13

I am probably wrong as I have forgotten too much being 77 LiberalArkie Mar 19 #14

Sure, 1,000 kilowatts equals 1 megawatt equals 1,000,000 watts sl8 Mar 19 #15

That is what made me think Kwh instead of kw as the amount energy that the new stuff was being charged at made more LiberalArkie Mar 19 #16

OK, got it. nt sl8 Mar 19 #17

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