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Water analogy works well even with non-linear components like diodes (think one-way valve) and transistors (think valve controlled by water pressure from separa
by sobriquet9 6y ago
Water analogy works well even with non-linear components like diodes (think one-way valve) and transistors (think valve controlled by water pressure from separate tube).
- magicalhippo 6y agoWorks other way too. For me the explanation of a hydraulic ram pump[1] clicked when I realized it's essentially just like a boost converter[2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_ram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_ram [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter