Re: Electricity=water

["Bob D'Amato" <Bob.Damato@starfleet.itc.snetlink.com>]

On Tue, 2 May 1995, Rolf Mair wrote:

> 
> Don't mix the two!!! What I mean is electrical thoughts and ideas are 
> very similar to the properties of water. You are right about elect. 
> looking for the path of least resistance. Water is the same way. But, if 
> you try and pour too much water down a given path, it finds alternate 
> routes in addition to the main route. Electricity is the same. Pour too 
> much voltage across a tri-electrode plug, and it could spark in two 
> locations.
> r.mair
> 

Thats very true.. (I have the scars to prove it... :)  But is it possible 
to get enough energy out of an ingition system to do that with a spark 
plug? I dont see why not. I would guess that would be absolute hell on 
the plug, and their life would be really short. Good point tho.

Bob


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