I had a nasty shock :-) when I found that this stuff was going to occupy
about 30% of my electronics degree course. Fortunately all the bullshit and
black magic (plus ,of course, the imaginary numbers) came in useful in
later life as an accountant!
Julian
Who never quite got his head around power factor correction or three phase
induction motors.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Three - phase mains (was OT Rant: No more $$ to
Europe!)
>
> Three phase power is all about bullshit and black magic. Nobody really
> understands how it works but some can fake it enough to make it function
> some of the time. This includes my son who is the chief engineer for a
> electrical utility. He exaggerates about fishing results too. /jmac
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