Questions- Electric Sprinkler Valve

Show us your pneumatic spud gun! Discuss pneumatic (compressed gas) powered potato guns and related accessories. Valve types, actuation, pipe, materials, fittings, compressors, safety, gas choices, and more.
User avatar
Technician1002
Captain
Captain
Posts: 5189
Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:10 am

Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:35 pm

Dewey, I have a coffee cup with that chart printed on it. :D

Sprinkler Guy, For relatively short lengths of wire, it is resistive at low frequencies so wire size and DC formulas work fine.

For real long runs of wire, inductance and capacitance play a role. This is why you may see the power company use capacitors on long rural lines and use an inductor in a HV substation to correct power factor to lower current and regulate the voltage.

Image
User avatar
dewey-1
Sergeant 3
Sergeant 3
Posts: 1298
Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:24 am
Location: NE Wisconsin USA

Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:16 pm

Technician1002 wrote:Dewey, I have a coffee cup with that chart printed on it. :D
Is that for remembering as you get older? :D :D

I am surprised I still remember all those formulae or is it formulas!
It has been 45 years since I learned them.
I had a slide rule that was used for Electronics back in my schooling days.
I believe it was from CIE. (Cleveland Institute for Electronics)
I took the mail order class just to get the slide rule. Wish I still had it.
Someone stole it back in 1969.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_ ... lectronics

http://www.rfcafe.com/references/electr ... 967-ew.jpg
User avatar
Technician1002
Captain
Captain
Posts: 5189
Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:10 am

Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:04 pm

It was sent to me by ISCET as a memento with their logo. I display it with pride.

Image

I've been a journeyman member since the 1980's sometime. Passed the exam in the top 5% first time.
Post Reply