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DaveE reacted to jrmichler's post in the thread Thermal mass flow sensor vs. thermal flux sensor with
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Thermal mass flow sensors measure mass flow, normally of a gas such as air. The output has units of mass per time, such as kg/sec... -
DaveE replied to the thread Announcement RIP Vanadium 50.I just recalled this snippet from him this morning, which I think is firmly within the PF zeitgeist... -
DaveE replied to the thread Undergrad Capacitor Voltages at t = 0: Zero or Split?.Because you added a series resistance R2. Yes, I know you know that, but others may need to have it explicitly stated. This is a... -
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In your sim you added R2. This is perfectly reasonable to do, but it is no longer the circuit that the argument is about. Once you add... -
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@Baluncore is right. If all of the components are ideal then the resulting system of equations has no solution. This is an “irresistible... -
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Welcome to PF. An impossible situation has been hypothesised. If V1 is an instant step function, then it must instantly charge the two... -
DaveE replied to the thread Why must residential electrical systems be connected to Earth (soil)?.It's what's written in your local building code book(s). Sometimes it's not simple or obvious, that's why the books are big. Sorry, I... -
DaveE replied to the thread Why must residential electrical systems be connected to Earth (soil)?.This!!! RCD/GFCI should not be used as primary protection. They are an additional safety feature which simply isn't as reliable as good... -
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The point was that this sort of thing happens "in the wild". The real world example I gave did not have the conduit or switch box... -
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@gen x the link you proved in post #12 makes sense. The user named transistor is basically correct although I will say that a fault the... -
DaveE replied to the thread Why must residential electrical systems be connected to Earth (soil)?.Also, note that isolation transformers aren't just your run of mill transformer. They will (should) have appropriate construction with... -
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Isolated/floating systems are also used in places where a fault would otherwise trip a breaker and the loss of power would cause a large...
