In a message dated 10/5/00 8:30:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla@pupman.com writes: << 500 VA. I'm a little fuzzy on how to convert this to amps. Any help? >> Hi Gene, Just divide the 500 VA by the maximum output voltage ( usually 120 to 150 volts on 120 volt input units, 240 to 280 volts with 240 volt input units. Example: 500 VA/ 120 volts= ~4 amps. David Rieben