How does my space heater get so hot but it’s 20AGW power cable stays cool?

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This is one of those space heaters that makes a coil get orange hot and a fan blows air across them.

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Those coils get hot because they have a high resistance value. The cord between the wall and the heater has a low resistance value. So it creates heat by having resistance. And uses the fan to keep those coils from melting.

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