Re: Average, RMS and Power Factor made easy!

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:
 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<elgersmad-at-fnworld-dot-com>
 
> Read the spec sheet on your Multimeter, and see if it doesn't just give
> you a readout in RMS.

	Over some specified range of frequencies & wave shapes.
	Check the manual...
 
> Or, use an oscilliscope which reads peak to peak.  Then find the peak
> to peak voltage, divide by two, and multiply by seven tenths, and seven
> hundredths.
 
> 10 volts peak to peak translates to
> 5 volts peak, and 5 volts peak translates to
> 3.535 Volts RMS.

	IF its a sine wave.
	Nice, neat sine waves are relatively uncommon in Tesla Coil
	work.
 
	best
	dwp