[Boatanchors] W= J/s AND Siemens

[rbethman]

I do not construe that an Ohm standing on its head "means" inverse of 
the Ohm.

That gets into power factor being described as Amps "wearing tennis 
shoes".  Heard that use as a description almost 40 years ago.  Didn't 
make sense then, and it still doesn't.

Just my $0.02

Bob - N0DGN

On 11/15/2010 3:25 PM, Ian Wilson wrote:
> The original poster did say that a Siemen was an Ohm standing on its 
> head.
>
> Personally I don't care what units we use as long as they are precise 
> enough to
> avoid making avoidable errors. Please don't get me started on the use 
> of different
> meanings for "Al" by ferrite material manufacturers.
>
> 73, ian K3IMW
>
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:01 AM, rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net 
> <mailto:rbethman at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     It would appear that "some" do not know what the SI (International
>     Units
>     Standards), actually read and mean.
>
>     A Siemen is CONDUCTANCE therefore it is the "old" mho.   It is NOT
>     an Ohm!
>
>     This is a result of "constantly" altering the "names" of measurements!
>     People MUST learn the new ones to have them be meaningful!  Otherwise
>     there are folks that step in the middle of a discourse and essentially
>     step into and fall into the mud puddle.
>
>     Yes, I'm 60 now.  However, I DO remember how to read, and how to
>     "adapt".  It does NOT mean I simply agree with the persistent fiddling
>     with such.
>
>     Feynman is indeed used in Nuclear Physics, and Nuclear Reactor
>     Engineering.  His contribution in 1965 really wasn't THAT significant.
>
>     Bob - N0DGN
>
>     On 11/15/2010 1:41 PM, Henry Mei'l's wrote:
>     > <SNIP>
>     >
>     > (BTW: A not too serious question: If a Siemen is an Ohm (Omega),
>     standing on
>     > its head (Mho)  -- does that make
>     > a  Nemeis an Ohm ? ;0)
>     <SNIP>
>