The end with the minus sign on it. On 22 Feb 2005 at 17:54, Jim Holmes wrote:
> So, how do I identify the negative end of my wire? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Nave [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: CS>'lectricity > > >I have a piece of wire. Which end should I put the 'lectricity into? > > > My son, > > It depends on whether you subscribe to the hole flow or the electron > flow theory of electricity. In other words, whether you belong to the > Technician school or the Engineering school. > > Listen to the teaching of the not-so-ancient ones, and heed it well: > > If thou belongest to the Technician school, put the electricity into > the negative end of the wire. If, on the other hand, thou subscribest > to the Engineering school (which some feel to be a higher discipline) > thou shouldst put the electricity into the positive end. > > If thou takest this teaching to heart, the electricity should flow in > thine wire, and soon the light which is output thereby shall reach > even to the furthest corners of thy room and the secret of > illumination shall be thine forever. > > Sri Coulomb V. Wattman, Master Electrician > > Ohm Shankar > > *********************************************** > > Re: CS>Re:CS>cathode/anode question > > From: cking001 wrote: > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:23:01 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ ---- > > Nah, > It's a similar problem as defining north/south polarity of magnets > for healing. If your using electrician definitions current flows one > way. For electronics, it's the other way. > > Hardheads are gonna keep this thread going for weeks. > > Chuck > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
