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Date:         Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:20:23 -0000
Reply-To:     kfilc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kfilc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: OT Re: "Green" solar battery charger - drop it already,
              please.
Comments: To: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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Tim, you take the words out of my mouth or better from my keyboard. That's exactly what I meant in my earlyer message, and I will apoligize to everibody I have offendet with the word "baboon". I guess the meaning is in Canada differnt the I the USA.

KARL

Oh, for the love of god, please, please *please* let's all let this thread die! Or at least carry the discussion over to some electronics list!

Thanks, Tim

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Demarest" <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 8:41 PM Subject: Re: OT Re: "Green" solar battery charger - drop it already, please.

> Oh, for the love of god, please, please *please* let's all let this thread > die! Or at least carry the discussion over to some electronics list! > > Thanks, > Tim > > At 02:28 PM 11/19/2003 -0500, David Beierl wrote: > >At 03:19 AM 11/19/2003, Daniel L. Katz wrote: > >>On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:30:05 -0800, Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US> wrote: > >> > >>ryan: > >> > >>i agree with all you have said. > >> > >>after re-reading the many posts on this topic, i realized that perhaps the > >>confusion could be cleared up by noting: > >> > >>1. the equation R = V/I is the mathematical definition of resistance, and > >>is valid irrespective of whether a material is ohmic or non-ohmic. > >> > >>2. ohmic materials, however, obey the equation I = V/R, with R constant; > >>i.e., ohm's law. > >> > >>here is a beautiful application of ohm's law. > > > >The short paper at http://www.av8n.com/physics/resistance.htm may help the > >Ohm's Law uber alles party understand where Daniel is coming from and > >perhaps discover that the real area of disagreement is not so large as they > >might think -- at any rate, that was its effect for me. I recommend it. > > > >:) > >david > > > >-- > >David Beierl -- dbeierl@attglobal.net


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