On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, der Mouse wrote:

> >> 8650 is ECL: my catalog says 22,000 BTU/hr...
> Of course, there's the difference between VA and W, since your VAX
> probably is not a perfectly resistive load and an electric furnace
> probably is (or at least is much closer).  However, I _think_
> electricity meters are pretty good about measuring real power rather
> than RMS volts times RMS amps; anyone here know for sure?

Yes. Electricity meters measures real power other than VA.

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