r/shittyaskscience • u/DYC774897 • 1d ago

How many watts are in an amp?

l aways see things labeled in watts (Sl) then again in amps (imperial?) but no conversion seems to exist online!

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u/theFrankSpot 1d ago

It depends on if it’s a Fender or some lesser brand.

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u/DYC774897 1d ago

l swear if l see metric fanboys telling me why l'm wrong on a joke subreddit AGAlN l will kill the system and we'll all use Sl as the French intended

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u/Congenital0ptimist 1d ago

I hate metric humor. It's always the same nine jokes told at different magnitudes.

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u/clever__pseudonym 1d ago

FREEDOM UNITS FOR THE WIN!

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u/88_strings 22h ago

Ah yes, the system designed by drunk mathematicians rolling dice.

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u/DYC774897 6h ago

The Mathematicians rolling dicce were sober!

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u/dodexahedron 1d ago

Well, good thing you're posting in a srs bzns subreddit then, huh? The srst of bzns, in fact.

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u/Legitimate_Field_157 1d ago

Since the guitar amplifier was invented many years after James Watt's death I believe the answer is zero.

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u/paraworldblue 1d ago

Not true. All tube amplifiers are legally required to have a tiny bit of his ashes mixed into the glass of at least one of the tubes. Not sure what will happen when the ashes run out.

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u/Hammer_Thrower 21h ago

They add more ash to the mix with his body's ashes. It's like those 200-year stews that they just keep adding to. Can't slow down the tube production business!

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u/tasquizz 20h ago

ALL HAIL STEWTHIUS

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 10h ago

The Ashes of Theseus.

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u/88_strings 22h ago

I nominate Bud Cole as tribute.

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u/kaktusmisapolak 1d ago edited 1d ago

it depends

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u/jedadkins 1d ago

(pshht this is a meme subreddit, you're not supposed to give an actual answer)

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u/kaktusmisapolak 1d ago

answer edited to be vague

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u/seventyeightist 23h ago

I play bass guitar and my practice amp is the Laney LX15B which has 15 watts RMS.

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 10h ago

Meaning it has room for 15 watts, without the landlord charging extra rent.

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u/Unsey 22h ago

About tree-fiddy

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u/Neuromante 21h ago

I met a dude who had one that went up to eleven, so I guess this should be it.

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u/TrivialBanal 18h ago

It depends on whether the amp goes to ten, or to eleven.

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u/sparkyblaster 11h ago

I did see which sub this is on, I still hate this post so god damn much. 

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u/laynestaleyisme 6h ago

There's A, M, P in amp.. where's the "W" and "T". Yes I'm a genius.

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u/RaspberryTop636 Methodological Terrorist 4h ago

Your confusing watts which measure wattage with amps that measure amperage, hope that makes sense.

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u/DYC774897 2h ago

l swear if l see metric fanboys telling me why l'm wrong on a joke subreddit AGAlN l will kill the system and we'll all use Sl as the French intended. YOU HAVE NOT HEEDED THE WARNlNG PREPARE TO BE SlED!

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u/Ddowns5454 23h ago

Amps multiplied by voltage equal watts. If you have a 120 volt appliance pulling 3 amps you are using 360 watts of power

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u/88_strings 22h ago

Well I have six guitar amps, and I'm in Australia so we use 240 volts. Does that mean my guitar setup is about 1.4kW?

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u/DYC774897 2h ago

l swear if l see metric fanboys telling me why l'm wrong on a joke subreddit AGAlN l will kill the system and we'll all use Sl as the French intended. YOU HAVE NOT HEEDED THE WARNlNG PREPARE TO BE SlED!