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Three little letters

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csearle
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Re: Three little letters

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Postby csearle » September 10th, 2019, 11:40 pm

AleisterCrowley wrote:And anyway Csearle, reckon ohm should be capitalised ? I've just checked, and computer says no. You may have been getting at something else
Well it's the bloke's name innit. (I note that you capitalise Crowley). ;)

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Re: Three little letters

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Postby servodude » September 11th, 2019, 1:03 am

csearle wrote:
AleisterCrowley wrote:And anyway Csearle, reckon ohm should be capitalised ? I've just checked, and computer says no. You may have been getting at something else
Well it's the bloke's name innit. (I note that you capitalise Crowley). ;)


SI symbols derived from the names of folk are capitalised - as words they are not

So you have: Ω = V/A = 1/S = H/s
- where s = seconds and S = siemens

capital Omega is Alt- 234 which always seemed like an easy one to remember

- sd

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Re: Three little letters

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Postby bungeejumper » September 11th, 2019, 9:09 am

Oh give me an ohm, where the buffalo roam.....

(And I'll show you a very messy carpet.)

BJ


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