April 25, 2024. Meter Magic
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At times we need to include some form of metering in our homebrew rigs. No,
we will not be installing a Nano VNA in a transmitter. But often a current
mete...
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I just love Minute Physics! Thanks, Bill.
ReplyDeleteInteresting! If electron drift is only .0000000001% of the speed of light then it takes 3.5 + minutes for a charge to transit a one foot long wire? That accounts for my slow signals!
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Ooops! Slip of the calculator! Just under a millisecond. But still much much too slow. Nearly a second for a thousand foot wire.
ReplyDeleteIndividual electrons take a surprisingly long time to move through wire (they are VERY small!)
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What moves rapidly is the ENERGY we are producing!
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