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Voltage has been called "pressure" for a very long time, although I'm not sure if it's strictly a hydraulic analogy.
by hunter2_ 4y ago
Voltage has been called "pressure" for a very long time, although I'm not sure if it's strictly a hydraulic analogy.
- retrac 4y agoYep. Traditionally, voltage was the "tension" applied to the system. Pulling rather than pushing there, but same idea. Still occasionally seen in "high tension lines" etc., and for some reason (worked on too many tube amps over the years?) I sometimes still write HT/LT instead of HV/LV.
- posterboy 4y agoWhere else would you get "voltage sink", "gate" (similarly German "Gatter" - gate, flip flop, switch).