From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 2 07:41:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECE2416A4CE for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 07:41:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wolf.bytecraft.au.com (wolf.bytecraft.au.com [203.39.118.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E04F43D48 for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 07:41:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])i627ee41009414; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:40:40 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from wolf.bytecraft.au.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (wolf.bytecraft.au.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 09399-01; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:40:39 +1000 (EST) Received: from svmarshal.bytecraft.au.com ([10.0.0.4])i627eZAF009407; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:40:36 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from wombat.bytecraft.au.com (Not Verified[10.0.0.3]) by svmarshal.bytecraft.au.com with MailMarshal (v5,0,3,78) id ; Fri, 02 Jul 2004 17:40:34 +1000 Received: from [10.0.17.42] (wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com [10.0.17.42]) by wombat.bytecraft.au.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3C683F0F; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:40:32 +1000 (EST) From: Murray Taylor To: Eric Crist In-Reply-To: <005201c45fcd$93c32270$6501a8c0@Nomad> References: <005201c45fcd$93c32270$6501a8c0@Nomad> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Bytecraft Systems Message-Id: <1088754032.20582.311.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 17:40:32 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsdquestions cc: 'Baron Fujimoto' Subject: RE: [WAAAY OT] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 07:41:33 -0000 Asked my father (who used to work for the standards lab at the Electricity Trust of South Australia) and .. He had no hesitation is saying it was Intensity. He said the P was originally for Pressure and the I for Intensity. He also said that some early PMG instruments, we would call them watt meters or Volt Amp meters, used to have two meters, one labelled Pressure and the other Intensity. Thats one for the trivia nights! mjt On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 10:43, Eric Crist wrote: > That's it! Reason for my question was that a buddy asked me as a trivia > question. Bet me $50 I couldn't figure it out (we both agreed any > method I could use was OK) by the time he left for Vancouver, WA > tomorrow morning. > > Thanks guys. > Eric F Crist > President > AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc > (612) 998-3588 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Baron Fujimoto [mailto:baron@lava.net] > > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:45 PM > > To: Eric Crist > > Subject: RE: [WAAAY OT] > > > > > > ahh, I didn't realize that's what you were asking. I've seen > > at least one reference that speculates that "I" was for > > Intensity, though even there they acknowledge dispute over > > the etymology. I always just assumed it was a standard > > chosen to minimize ambiguity with many other common physical > > properties. > > > http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_2/1.html > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Eric Crist wrote: > > : Thanks for all your responses, but I still don't have the information > : I'm seeking. The letter I in Ohm's Law is short for an english word, > : such as E is short for Electromotive Force (or Voltage), and R is > short > : for Resistance. > : > : > : > -----Original Message----- > : > From: Luke [mailto:luked@pobox.com] > : > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:24 PM > : > To: Eric Crist > : > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > : > Subject: Re: [WAAAY OT] > : > > : > > Anyone know what the ACTUAL definition/word for I in Ohm's > : > Law is? I > : > > know: > : > > > : > > E= Electromotive Force > : > > R= Resistance > : > > I= ? (I know it's amperage, but what does I mean?) > : > > : > Impedance > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Murray Taylor Special Projects Engineer --------------------------------- Bytecraft Systems & Entertainment P: +61 3 8710 2555 F: +61 3 8710 2599 D: +61 3 9238 4275 M: +61 417 319 256 E: murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com or visit us on the web http://www.bytecraftsystems.com http://www.bytecraftentertainment.com --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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