RE: Ampliphone HV-other options?!

On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Clay Cowgill wrote:

> We were told "I" was for "intensity" in high-school electronics. Could be
> totally wrong though. :-)
>
> -Clay
>

        It's basically right. The French word for Current is
"Intensite" (Which, literally translated, is Intensity. There might
be an accent on the e.) Since Ampere (French) discovered it, the symbol
for current, I, came from the French word.

        Using "I" for current caused other "problems" for Electrical
Engineers. "i" usually is used to mean sqrt(-1). Not for us EEs!
sqrt(-1) = j (small "j", because big "J" is used for current DENSITY! I
have no idea where J = current density came from!)

        Anyways.....

Joe
Received on Thu Jun 10 19:50:26 1999