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ruperthairtoday at 10:18 AM1 replyview on HN

A purely resistive heater, by definition, has no reactive component so there's no reactive power considerer.

The 0.1% mentioned might be the light that the project produces.


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choo-ttoday at 11:15 AM

Assuming you're not in an endless vacuum, the light will also become heat.

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