Ohm Slaw

[Keith Rowland]

I know!  What an atrocity!  Why can't people leave things alone?  Changing the names of
things only makes a complex subject even worse.  Excellent case in point was the
ridiculous and totally unnecessary changing of "cycles" to "Hertz" and so forth.

Keith

"J. Forster" wrote:

> Do yo like 'Ampacity'  better. It's in the NEC.
> -J
>
> Keith Rowland wrote:
>
> > As a 1950s graduate engineer, I too cringe at this awkward construct, "Amperage!"
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > Brian Carling wrote:
> >
> > > On 11 May 2002 at 20:35, Keith Rowland wrote:
> > >
> > > > I notice, however, that in some publications, "A" is now being used
> > > > for current (which makes more sense, because it is named after Ampere,
> > > > a contemporary of Ohm's)
> > >
> > > Yes, and after a 1960s and 1970s education in electrical engineering, one always
> > > CRINGES when some public statement refers to the mystery parameter -
> > > "AMPERAGE" - I was always taught that there AIN'T such an animal.
> > >
> > > Rather, it is "CURRENT."
> > >
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