[R-390] Current Direction

[2002tii]

Gord wrote:

>I understand that Ben Franklin was the cause of the 
>confusion.  Rubbing an ebony rod with cat fur gave one kind of 
>static electricity and rubbing a glass rod with silk gave a 
>different kind.  So long before J.J Thompson discovered the 
>electron, he had a 50/50 chance and
>you know how these go.  Any truth to this?

That's basically it.

But I've never seen what is confusing about it.  Learn it once -- 
"current flows from the more positive potential to the more negative 
potential" -- or, "current flow is opposite to electron flow" -- and 
you're set for life.

Best regards,

Don