Re: HMC Question - UPS issues

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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_0TqF4owztnzcVw1FicT146ieZU1cL4xH0w--&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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