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That is TOO funny Larry !

Oh, a WISE guy...

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:50 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: HMC Question - UPS issues

Yes the Mho it is.  I laugh that 3/4 mile from here is Moe Rd.  About 
3/4 up that road is Larry Lane and and Curley Blvd (though it's really 
not a boulevard).  If you don'e believe me, check it out:  
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=xUAz0up_0TqF4owztnzcVw1FicT146ieZU1cL4x
H0w--&csz=49333&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=
This is such a fun place to live!!

 - Larry


DeLong, Eric wrote:

>Vern wins the prize!  Mho is indeed the old common term for units of
>conductivity.....  It's also known today as siemens (S).
>
>Vern, just what DO you do with all that useless knowledge? <g>  I'd guess
>trivial pursuit is a piece of cake (or pie....) for you.
>
>Eric DeLong
>Sally Beauty Company
>MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
>940-898-7863 or ext. 1863
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vern Hamberg [mailto:vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:47 PM
>To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
>Subject: Re: HMC Question - UPS issues
>
>
>Is that Larry, Curly, or Mho?
>
>At 01:32 PM 8/19/2004, you wrote:
>  
>
>>It certainly applies to both that's for sure.  What I seem to recall is 
>>that the reason that VA is not the same as Watts exactly is because of the

>>sine wave nature of AC current.  The available power is only the area 
>>under the curve. The voltage we normally speak about is RMS (root mean 
>>square) voltage not peak voltage. RMS gives a pretty decent approximation 
>>of the power that would be available if we had square wave power at the 
>>stated voltage (as some older UPSs used to generate when on 
>>batteries)   The peak voltage of an AC circuit is higher than RMS voltage 
>>and I believe the differnce is that between VA and Watts.
>>
>>- Larry
>>
>>ps: If the Ohm is the unit of measure of resistance, what is the unit of 
>>measure of conductance
>>    
>>
>
>  
>

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