5 thoughts on “Best description of electrical theory I have seen.

  1. where’s watts?
    according to ohms law, its it how many amps get shoved through the hole?

  2. I used to use the “water anology” for those in Electronics Principles in the AF – I’d tutor the guys in my flight who didn’t quite get it after chow time, we’d meet in my room or in the dorm Common Area if we had too many people.

    Got in trouble with a GS-12 one day, they were trying to teell me that a transistor was a VOLTAGE-operated device, when any competent EE will tell you it’s a CURRENT- controlled device. a Vacuum Tube is a voltage-controlled device, you idiot!
    The Flight Commander saw me after the Instructor and I had a knock-down-drag-out discussion one fine day, and I argued with the Major that I didn’t *care* what the Instructor said, Physics backed me up! He ended the argument with, “Airman, don’t argue Principles with the Instructor, he’s a GS-12 and you are an Airman One-striper. You are ORDERED to not argue with him again.” I didn’t, figuring that I only had to Endure To The End of my Enlistment.
    Ah, the Military…

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