Nice cheat sheet for the electrically challenged

"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
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And why the hell use E for volts? Not only would V be clearer, E is
also used as electric field strength (V/m)

Ian

Maybe it was because E is what is used in his old Physics, and elementary
Electrical Engineering text books. (It is also the character use in FCC
Amateur Examinations.)

Wayne
Amateur Radio W7ADK
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/


When I went through the US Navy's "Electronics Technician Class-A" school .
.. . lessee, that was 46 years ago (!!!), they told us the "E" was for
Electromotive Force.

bumper
Minden
zz
QV and MKIII

"bumper" wrote in message
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"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
m...

...Snip...

And why the hell use E for volts? Not only would V be clearer, E is
also used as electric field strength (V/m)

Ian

Maybe it was because E is what is used in his old Physics, and elementary
Electrical Engineering text books. (It is also the character use in FCC
Amateur Examinations.)

Wayne
Amateur Radio W7ADK
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/


When I went through the US Navy's "Electronics Technician Class-A" school
. . . lessee, that was 46 years ago (!!!), they told us the "E" was for
Electromotive Force.

bumper

Other sources a
http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/ohmslaw.asp
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_2/1.html
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/baconbacon/page2.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-jX3dezzMg

Bumper,

Did you go to TI or Lakes? I was a year behind you at TI. Retired in 84.

Ed

bumper wrote:
"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
m...
...Snip...

And why the hell use E for volts? Not only would V be clearer, E is
also used as electric field strength (V/m)

Ian
Maybe it was because E is what is used in his old Physics, and elementary
Electrical Engineering text books. (It is also the character use in FCC
Amateur Examinations.)

Wayne
Amateur Radio W7ADK
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/


When I went through the US Navy's "Electronics Technician Class-A" school .
. . lessee, that was 46 years ago (!!!), they told us the "E" was for
Electromotive Force.

bumper
Minden
zz
QV and MKIII

"Ed Winchester" wrote in message
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Bumper,

Did you go to TI or Lakes? I was a year behind you at TI. Retired in
84.

Ed


Ed,

To keep it somewhat "on thread", I'll throw in the now very non-PC method
they taught us for remembering the resistor color codes:
Black-0 Brown-1 Red-2 Orange-3 Yellow-4 Green-5 Blue-6 Violet-7 Gray-8
White-9
Bad Boys Ra_e Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly

Treasure Island.

Joined in March '63 - out in late '70 and then PD for 10 years. Started
alarm company (sort of combining electronics and law enforcement), invented
some tools for running wires etc.

There's less money in inventing toys for gliders - - but it's more fun.

bumper
ASH26E
Minden, NV
Quiet Vent ($6) and MKIII high tech yaw string ($10)