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In Reply to: Re: 6as7 life continued... posted by Jack Williams on February 17, 2005 at 17:13:18:
RF and EMI are issues, but one of the major problems caused by what we call 'electronic loads' (computers, audio equipment, flourescent lights) is distortion of the AC waveform.. When the AC waveform is a perfect sine, all is well, but when it becomes distorted, you not only have additional line noise to squash, but the *power factor* of the line falls off.It's very possible to read "120 volts" at the outlet, but if the power factor is off due to waveform distortion, the actual power that the line can deliver to the load can be considerably lower than expected.
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