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why? Amperage determines the wire diameter. High amperage means very wide wires. I think their point is that this is what ultimately drives the need to power

why? Amperage determines the wire diameter. High amperage means very wide wires. I think their point is that this is what ultimately drives the need to power from below.

ReactiveJelly 5y ago
It's frustrating to see them not spare a couple sentences to clear up a misconception that _many_ laypeople suffer from. Sure, _we_ know the difference between amps, watts, and watt-hours, because we paid attention in science class, but most people still get them mixed up.
- wheels 5y ago
  To be fair, this is not a publication for lay-people; it's obviously and explicitly a publication for electrical engineers, which would not need these things explained. But it's still a terrible analogy since the phrasing seems to imply that it's talking about power, when it's actually talking about current.
  - hinkley 5y ago
    And possibly a heads up to tech selection people about what’s coming soon. I think you can expect those people to have potentially taken EE 101.
asddubs 5y ago
because it would lead someone not already familiar with what those figures mean and how they relate to one another to come to the wrong conclusion. and someone who does know doesn't need the analogy. When I think "fridge", I don't think "what wire diameter do I need to deliver power", I think about a big old hunk of metal using a bunch of power
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > would lead someone not already familiar with what those figures mean and how they relate to one another to come to the wrong conclusion It's the IEEE. It's not designed for average consumption. That's almost OP's point, which make this counterpoint a bit comical.
  - asddubs 5y ago
    that's fair, although I would argue it's still a bad metaphor, I had to do a double take to get what they were getting at so it served to distract me rather than make the point.

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why? Amperage determines the wire diameter. High amperage means very wide wires. I think their point is that this is what ultimately drives the need to power

by konschubert 5y ago

why? Amperage determines the wire diameter. High amperage means very wide wires. I think their point is that this is what ultimately drives the need to power from below.

ReactiveJelly 5y ago
It's frustrating to see them not spare a couple sentences to clear up a misconception that _many_ laypeople suffer from. Sure, _we_ know the difference between amps, watts, and watt-hours, because we paid attention in science class, but most people still get them mixed up.
- wheels 5y ago
  To be fair, this is not a publication for lay-people; it's obviously and explicitly a publication for electrical engineers, which would not need these things explained. But it's still a terrible analogy since the phrasing seems to imply that it's talking about power, when it's actually talking about current.
  - hinkley 5y ago
    And possibly a heads up to tech selection people about what’s coming soon. I think you can expect those people to have potentially taken EE 101.
asddubs 5y ago
because it would lead someone not already familiar with what those figures mean and how they relate to one another to come to the wrong conclusion. and someone who does know doesn't need the analogy. When I think "fridge", I don't think "what wire diameter do I need to deliver power", I think about a big old hunk of metal using a bunch of power
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > would lead someone not already familiar with what those figures mean and how they relate to one another to come to the wrong conclusion It's the IEEE. It's not designed for average consumption. That's almost OP's point, which make this counterpoint a bit comical.
  - asddubs 5y ago
    that's fair, although I would argue it's still a bad metaphor, I had to do a double take to get what they were getting at so it served to distract me rather than make the point.