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Old 10-29-2008, 12:52 AM   #6 (permalink)
NiHaoMike
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Originally Posted by trebuchet03 View Post
Enough to make crackling sounds on a piezo speaker

If a myriad of devices start drawing power off the waves, that load needs to be made up for. It's a wireless energy transfer - so if you take an additional watt, one additional watt must be provided from the transmission side.
How is pulling some power to run your car any different than dissipating the same power in the environment as far as the transmitter is concerned? Does a light bulb magically use more power just because you put up a solar panel to absorb some of the light?
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