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Old March 20th 09, 02:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Wayne Paul
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Default Nice cheat sheet for the electrically challenged


"The Real Doctor" wrote in message
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On 20 Mar, 02:21, Tuno wrote:


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And why the hell use E for volts? Not only would V be clearer, E is
also used as electric field strength (V/m)

Ian


Maybe it was because E is what is used in his old Physics, and elementary
Electrical Engineering text books. (It is also the character use in FCC
Amateur Examinations.)

Wayne
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