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Re: Positive and/or negative earth: Why on earth?

To: Mark Rudnicki <markr@advdata.net>
Subject: Re: Positive and/or negative earth: Why on earth?
From: Steve Laifman <laifman@flash.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:58:59 -0800

Mark Rudnicki wrote:

> Someone once told me that there is actually something that does flow
> from the positive to the negative side of a circuit, and that is a
> "hole", or a positively charged particle that somehow shows up when an
> electron gets moved.  ........  But I digress...
>
> Mark Rudnicki

The 'something' that moves from the 'positive' to the 'negative' terminal
is called 'current' (or 'amps').

Electrons, not caring what man's inaccurate understanding of it's nature
is, merrily flows from the abundance at the negative pole 'downhill' to the
'sink', or positive pole.

It really doesn't matter, except in some instances of galvanic corrosion in
pipes, but not on our rubber tired cars.  Unless, of course, you use the
wrong component.  Then all the smoke leaks out.
--
Steve Laifman         < One first kiss,       >
B9472289              < one first love, and   >
                      < one first win, is all >
                      < you get in this life. >


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