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From: Fred Moore on 22 Dec 2009 11:38 In article <hgog6c$l8j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, E Z Peaces <cash(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > Tim Murray wrote: > > I agree. I was referring to the time just before the actual connection is > > made or just after it breaks. I kinda thought the "gets in range" should > > have made that clear. > > > I've been trying to imagine plugging in a USB device before en electron > has time to jump. Sorry, Grasshopper, that's _way_ too Zen a concept for this group. You want alt.zen.comp.ohm. ;)
From: Fred Moore on 23 Dec 2009 10:48 In article <hgrg92$tk5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, E Z Peaces <cash(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > Technically, it's a solenoid if it mechanically engages the gear of the > starter motor. In that case, it must be attached to the starter motor. > If it has no mechanical function, it's really just a contactor, but on > vehicles they are commonly called solenoids anyway. A contactor is a > relay built to control motors. Well, according to the dictionary which comes with the Mac a solenoid is 'a cylindrical coil of wire acting as a magnet when carrying electric'. Many cars have 2 solenoids--one to close the circuit and one to throw the Bendix gear between the flywheel and the starter motor cog wheel. Some cars combine these functions to save money in the design.
From: Nick Naym on 22 Dec 2009 22:13 In article fmoore-DB402A.11380722122009(a)feeder.eternal-september.org, Fred Moore at fmoore(a)gcfn.org wrote on 12/22/09 11:38 AM: > In article <hgog6c$l8j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > E Z Peaces <cash(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> Tim Murray wrote: .... .... >> I've been trying to imagine plugging in a USB device before en electron >> has time to jump. > > Sorry, Grasshopper, that's _way_ too Zen a concept for this group. You > want alt.zen.comp.ohm. ;) ROTF! -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8)
From: JF Mezei on 22 Dec 2009 23:35 Michelle Steiner wrote: > The human body, being mostly water with dissolved electrolytes, has a > fairly low R. Remember that we are ugly bags of mostly water :-) (does this qualify as topic drift ?)
From: Richard Maine on 22 Dec 2009 23:48
JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > Michelle Steiner wrote: > > > The human body, being mostly water with dissolved electrolytes, has a > > fairly low R. > > Remember that we are ugly bags of mostly water :-) > (does this qualify as topic drift ?) Or perhaps topic float. -- Richard Maine | Good judgment comes from experience; email: last name at domain . net | experience comes from bad judgment. domain: summertriangle | -- Mark Twain |