[Vwdiesel] Fuel 101 --- ( 100 pico Siemens for #1 diesel in may --minimum. )

[Michael Smith]

1 Siemens is very big !
Most everything is measured in millisiemens (mS) or even microsiemens (uS)
It used to always be a mho, you're right.

-Mike

Mike Smith, CET
Clinical Engineering Dept.
River Valley Health, NB, Canada
Phone (506) 452-5091
r3mismith at health.nb.ca
Fax (506) 447-4320


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> From:	H .Hagar [SMTP:h_hagar at prcn.org]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:35 AM
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> Subject:	[Vwdiesel] Fuel 101  --- (  100 pico Siemens for #1 diesel
> in may  --minimum. )
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> If this one does not smoke Mark Shepherd and more out of the caves , gosh
> what will ?.    Its just a brain teaser.  By the way minimum in January is
> 350.     My question is this : can someone explain in hillbilly terms what
> a Siemens is ?     Electrical conductivity is measured as part of QC
> procedures at refinery (Sarnia Ont).  I understand ohms law etc.  so maybe
> I can grasp this one.
> Resistance is measured in ohms  , therefore conductivity must be the
> opposite.( mho ?)  --- next time you get nailed for turning on your smoke
> system , throw that one at the judge. Your highness it is the fault of
> EXXON -- .
> Pico is a very small fella  so a Siemens must be fairly big.   Like look
> at a capacitor of 1 farad that's big.   Hope Roger Brown (charlie brown)
> nibbles at this one      Thanks        Hagar.
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