As the Lifestyle supplements in your Sunday Newspapers would Say

42 volts is the new 12 volts **

Also I am surprised that no-one has pointed out that the reason a computer
generates heat is not because of an inefficient SMPS but because the
majority of electricity it consumes gets converted to heat by the CPU,
Graphics Processor etc. If you wish to reduce heat generation first get rid
of the CRT monitor and replace it with a LCD (it also has the benefit of
releasing bench space for more clutter, sorry..... I mean work in progress
8-)   )

** If the reference to 42 volts is too cryptic, auto manufacturers are now
moving onto 42 volts to reduce vehicle weight and electrical losses

Regards

Chris Carr



>For sometime I've been thinking about the merits of wiring a house with a
>low voltage bus (12 volts).
>Sorry for the odd questions, I know next to nothing about power conversion.

        I see ;o) It's easy to understand.

        The key here is "Wire Gauge"

        1200 watts of power, can be represented by 120 volts x 10 amperes OR
12 volts x 100 amperes

        Do I need to say more? :o)


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