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Re: Alarm System Transformer

Subject: Re: Alarm System Transformer
From: Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:59:18 -0800 (PST)
Newsgroups: alt.security.alarms
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On Dec 4, 1:11=A0pm, H Brown <hehbr2...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My home alarm system transformer is dead. =A0Parameters off the unit say
> 16.5 VAC, 20VA. =A0I found a replacement unit that has 16.5VAC, 40VA. =A0=
I
> think the 40 VA is 40 watts output which I believe should work since
> my previous transformer only put out 20 watts. =A0Correct?

It doesn't matter in this case .... because you are using a larger
wattage transformer .... However ... keep in mind that VA is not
equivalent to watts. A 40 VA transformer is only about 20 watts.

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