Non-equal length plug wires
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Re: Non-equal length plug wires (te51cle)
What a bunch of nerds we are!
Physics was always a pain in the **** of little math details that were easy to forget, nonetheless, I always found it interesting and useful.
Physics was always a pain in the **** of little math details that were easy to forget, nonetheless, I always found it interesting and useful.
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Re: Non-equal length plug wires (te51cle)
Sorry couldn't resist! :blueangel:
What is this ? A bad pun thread or what ???? :p:
What is this ? A bad pun thread or what ???? :p:
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Re: Non-equal length plug wires (kromberg)
Wait, then what about spark plug gaps? My little mechanical gapper can't have fine enough resolution to have all the gaps exactly identical! What if some gaps are .0016 larger than others?
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Re: Non-equal length plug wires (Sam Lin)
as light only travels that fast in free space.
Example; If I get into a craft, take off and travel 10 times the speed of light and then quickly land... will I see myself land again a few seconds later?
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Re: Non-equal length plug wires (Mike Mercury)
Incorrect. electrons have a drift velocity of approx. 3 meters/sec. in a wire conductor
I don't think so. Conversation via telephone would be impossible due to the delays.
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[Modified by Mike Mercury, 8:17 PM 6/21/2003]
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Re: Non-equal length plug wires (Mike Mercury)
[QUOTE]as light only travels that fast in free space.
not true. "Light" speed is light speed. It is less lossy in space, but it travels the same speed no matter what the medium.
[QUOTE]
I have to disagree here. For instance light travels through fiber at different speeds. All have quoted rates of speed or velocity of propogation corrected by refractive index. In short fiber slows light down. Also different colors or wavelengths travel at different speeds.
http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/elec3016/E...6-LAB1-98.html
Same with an electrical signal. Fastest in free space. Slower through media.
not true. "Light" speed is light speed. It is less lossy in space, but it travels the same speed no matter what the medium.
[QUOTE]
I have to disagree here. For instance light travels through fiber at different speeds. All have quoted rates of speed or velocity of propogation corrected by refractive index. In short fiber slows light down. Also different colors or wavelengths travel at different speeds.
http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/elec3016/E...6-LAB1-98.html
Same with an electrical signal. Fastest in free space. Slower through media.
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