The standard electrical dictionary; a popular dictionary of words, terms, and phrases, used in the practice of electrical engineering (1897)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · New York, H. W. Henley & co. · leaf 400
t of Resistance, q. v. One legal ohm = 1.0112 B. A. Units, and 1 B. A. Unit = 0.9889legal ohm. The resistance of a copper wire 1 foot long and -j-^ inch indiameter is about 10 ohms. The resistance of 1 mile of iron wireYs inch in diameter is about 10 ohms. Synonym—Congress Ohm. Ohmmeter. An… … Fig. 253. Ohmmeter.Ayrton. It contains two fixed coils at ri^ht angles to each other 396 STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY. acting on the same needle of soft iron. One coil is of thick wireand is placed in series with the resistance to be measured. The otheris of very thin wire and is placed in…
Electricity
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
