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BFL13
Apr 15, 2021Explorer II
Ok one last shot at it. IMO Steve has it wrong by saying "power" has a time component. AFAIK Watts is "power" and no time, while Wh is the "energy", which is over time.
Watts = volts x amps, and the amps might be said to have a time component with its definition of Coulombs per second, but I don't think that is a time component in "power".
"Capacity" in Wh or AH is clear enough( 200AH vs 100AH at a given rate), and "twice the power" if that means 800 CCA vs 400 CCA.
IMO people are mixing up "power" with "capacity". Should be simple enough to clear that up and end this!
Watts = volts x amps, and the amps might be said to have a time component with its definition of Coulombs per second, but I don't think that is a time component in "power".
"Capacity" in Wh or AH is clear enough( 200AH vs 100AH at a given rate), and "twice the power" if that means 800 CCA vs 400 CCA.
IMO people are mixing up "power" with "capacity". Should be simple enough to clear that up and end this!
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