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An electric heater is a resistor. It is a resistor with the right amount of resistance to take the required amount of power at the specified voltage. With a case to put it in and louvres to let the warm air circulate, that is a heater.

Resistance in ohms is equal to the voltage-squared and divided by the watts.

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