Re: New capacitor problem

[inet@intellisys.net (brian whatcott)]

At 10:53 PM 3/31/97, Donald E. Simanek wrote:
> ... in charging a capacitor by
> attaching it to a power supply of fixed output potential, the charge rate
> isn't constant, but has an exponential dependence on time. Now if you get
> yourself a constant-current-source (not at all out of the question these
> days) your description would make some sense, but do your students know
> about regulated current sources and regulated potential sources?
> ...
> Dr. Donald E. Simanek

It is a very pleasing thing when a distinguished contributor to this list thinks
that under given specified circumstances, admittedly different than those he 
assumes to be in effect, some description of mine might "make some sense".
 This is certainly far far better than being cast down to that place where one
issues forth only unadulterated nonsense.     :-)

 But this discourse makes a second unwarranted assumption - that 
I have students. It is necessary to say that I do not, have not, and undoubtedly
will not, other than the people who have on occasion been induced to pay an 
entrance fee when I have spoken.

Having bolted from the closet in this dramatic way, let me mention that  I 
have found it most helpful to consider the action of that celebrated 
American  invention by  Mr. Van der Graaff, whereby a charge sprayed onto a 
resistive belt is transported (In a constant current mode) to a distinctive 
high voltage electrode.
No, not out of the question, "these days".    :-)

Regards
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
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