Re: Capacitor size? Amperage or Current ?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "turbulatordude"
<dave_mucha@y...> wrote:

>
>
> >
> > Also, could I make a request on behalf of the more pedantic of us?
> > There is no such term as amperage; the correct term is current.
> >
> > /// Andre Marie Ampere might argue this point. :-) Sitting on

the

> sidelines of this power supply debate, the pedantic group looks
> rather small..kidding
> >
> > Ron
>
>
> I thought Current was the flow THRU the thing and Amps were the

unit

> if measurement ?
>
> But, Current is dyanmaic, flowing, moving. Amperage (to me at

least)

> is a rating.
>
> My motors have FLA ratings. My Fuses do was well.
>
> But, we are not all up on the lingo for all things. I may be bush
> league and use amperage to describe the rating or engineering, but
> current to describe the actual measured flow. (that is if current

is

> a particle and not a wave)
>
> Dave

op's should have mentioned that when testing, you need to make sure
the ohmage is in the right range and look out for any shortages or
open circuits.

Dave