• ch00f@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    You double counted there.

    You said 4x power 50% of the time and then said “the other half of the time.”

    So you’re calculating 50% of 50% which is 25% duty cycle.

    • uneatable@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Oh no, I didn’t. Should I draw a graph? Pop out some equations?

      Let’s say P is the nominal power. When I said “The other half” I meant when the solder iron is not plugged. So:

      50% of the time at 4xP 50% of the time at 0…

      Oh shizzzz, you’re right!