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by beojan 1027 days ago
A heating element is basically just a resistor, right? Which means if you run one on half the design voltage it'll draw half the current it's meant to and produce ¼ the power.
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Half the voltage = 2x the amperage draw, not half, if I’m not mistaken.
P = (v^2)/R. It's R that stays constant, not P.