I second this motion! Actually Tim was second, Karl made the same request several days ago.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:41 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
>