"greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I once heard mention of a system of units in use at > one time with the odd feature that capacitance came > out in units of length. > > Picture the scene: Hobbyist walks into Dick Smith > store and says "I'd like a 5cm capacitor, please." >
This is correct - think of it as the number of electrons that can dance on the surface of a sphere of radius r. So your hobbyist will be handed a copper ball of 10cm diameter... Seriously, in electrostatic units, capacitance is measured in length. (or it was when they were trying to teach me Physics) - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
