I am assuming that when you say the theory below is illogical you are
referring to the theory that headlights get brighter as batteries die and
not Ohm's law as I have described it since it is a law, not a theory.
Therefore I take what you said as support and wish you many hours of
un-smoke-filled lamps.
Ted
At 02:42 PM 6/18/96 -0500, Mike Lambdin wrote:
>You beat me to it Ted. The theory below is illogical.
>
>>There has been some conversation here about current through lamps increasing
>>as the voltage decreases because the lamp is rated at a particular wattage
>>and Ohm's law was used (abused) to show that this was true. However, that
>>isn't quite the way it works.
Edward B. (Ted) Weiler, tweiler@eskimo.com
Engineering Manager, Olympic Medical
Director, Volunteers NorthWest
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