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    Power output of a simple generator

    Thanks, Russ!
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    Clarification of electrical terms

    Bobbywhy - Thank you for that update and the links. No hard feelings. Cheers!
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    Clarification of electrical terms

    Bobbywhy - I appreciate the detailed information, and I will definitely check it out. But I don't appreciate the condescension. If I were not genuinely interested in an answer, I would not have wasted my time to post the question. I am new to this site, and receiving a supercilious response...
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    Clarification of electrical terms

    I am embarrassed to be asking such an elementary question, but I want someone to explain the difference between amps, watts, and joules. I tried a dictionary, but it wasn't specific enough.
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    Power output of a simple generator

    Hi, I_am_learning - Thanks for your input. I was afraid it might not be as simple as I had hoped. Apparently I will have to keep digging.
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    Power output of a simple generator

    How do I convert the RPMs of a simple turbine (e. g. a windmill) into the power it generates? Let's say that I want to know if a single windmill of a certain size can power a refrigerator. Assume that I already know how long the blades have to be to produce the RPMs, and I know the energy...